Herb
Purslane (Ma chi xian)
马齿苋ma chi xian
1 sourceHerba Portulacae
Clears heat and resolves toxicity, cools the blood and checks dysentery, and disinhibits the intestines and frees strangury.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·菜部·马齿苋·主治（藏器·止消渴）
References
- functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
- WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
- public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions
Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.
传统中医记载：陈藏器载马齿苋主诸肿瘘疣目、破痃癖、止消渴；苏颂谓能肥肠、治女人赤白下；苏恭谓饮汁治反胃诸淋、金疮流血、破血癖癥瘕；孟诜谓煮粥止痢及疳痢；李时珍谓散血消肿、利肠滑胎、解毒通淋、治产后虚汗。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 酸，寒，无毒（菜；苏恭谓辛温；寇宗奭谓性寒滑）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·马齿苋（《蜀本草》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·马齿苋·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·马齿苋·菜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·马齿苋·主治（藏器·止消渴）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·马齿苋·主治（苏恭·破血癖癥瘕）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·马齿苋·主治（时珍·散血消肿）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·马齿苋·主治（时珍·利肠滑胎孕忌）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.