Herb
Ma xian hao (Pedicularis)
马先蒿ma xian hao
1 sourcePedicularis resupinata L.
Recorded for wind-damp impediment, freeing strangury and stony strangury, and for vaginal discharge.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·马先蒿·主治（本经）
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：《本经》载主寒热鬼疰、中风湿痹、女子带下病、无子；《别录》载练石草治五癃、破石淋、膀胱中结气、利水道小便；弘景谓治恶疮。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒（《别录》练石草谓寒）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·马先蒿·集解（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·马先蒿·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·马先蒿·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·马先蒿·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.