Herb

Mao xiang (a sweet-grass)

茅香mao xiang
1 source

Recorded for warming the stomach and checking vomiting, and for cold abdominal pain.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·芳草类·茅香·主治（开宝·花）

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：《开宝》载花主中恶，温胃止呕吐，疗心腹冷痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，温，无毒（花）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·茅香·集解（志）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·茅香·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·茅香·气味（花）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·茅香·主治（开宝·花）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.