Herb

Ma qin (a wild celery)

马蕲ma qin
1 source

Recorded for boosting the spleen and stomach, easing the chest, dispelling cold-qi, and eaten as a vegetable.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·荤辛·马蕲·主治

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：益脾胃，利胸膈，去冷气，作茹食。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、辛，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·马蕲·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·马蕲·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·马蕲·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.