Herb
Momordica Seed
木鳖子mu bie zi
1 sourceSemen Momordicae
Reduces swelling and toxic sores, disperses nodules and masses, and relieves lumbar pain; used mainly externally for sores and swellings.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·草部·蔓草类·木鳖子·主治（《开宝》）
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：折伤，消结肿恶疮，生肌，止腰痛，除粉刺䵟，妇人乳痈，肛门肿痛（《开宝》）；醋摩，消肿毒（大明）；治疳积痞块，利大肠泻痢，痔瘤瘰疬（时珍）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒（时珍谓苦、微甘，有小毒）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·木鳖子（宋《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·木鳖子·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·木鳖子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·木鳖子·主治（《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·木鳖子·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·木鳖子·气味（有小毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·木鳖子·发明（不可食）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.