Herb

Man jiao (a climbing prickly-ash)

蔓椒man jiao
1 sourceZanthoxylum nitidum (Roxb.) DC.

Recorded for wind-cold-damp impediment and joint pain, and for cold qi of the limbs and knee pain, used as a steaming wash to induce sweat.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十二·味·蔓椒·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：主风寒湿痹、历节疼、除四肢厥气、膝痛，煎汤蒸浴取汗。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·味·蔓椒·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·味·蔓椒·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·味·蔓椒·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.