Herb

Mao liao (a knotweed)

毛蓼mao liao
1 sourceSafety notes recordedPersicaria barbata (L.) H.Hara

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded, applied to sores, for drawing pus and engendering flesh, and as a wash for leg-qi. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·隰草下·毛蓼·主治（藏器）

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：藏器谓主痈肿疽瘘瘰疬，杵碎纳疮中引脓血、生肌；亦作汤洗疮、兼濯足治脚气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·毛蓼·集解（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·毛蓼·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·毛蓼·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·毛蓼·气味（有毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.