Herb

Indian Aster (Ma lan)

马兰ma lan
1 sourceAster indicus L.

Cools and quickens the blood to staunch bleeding, resolves toxicity, and is applied to wounds and sores; recorded for dysentery and malaria.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·芳草类·马兰·主治（大明）

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：大明谓主破宿血，养新血，止鼻衄吐血，合金疮，断血痢，解酒疸及诸菌毒、蛊毒，生捣涂蛇咬；时珍谓主诸疟及腹中急痛、痔疮。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·马兰·集解（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·马兰·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·马兰·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·马兰·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.