Herb

Wood Ear (Mu er)

木耳mu er
1 sourceSafety notes recordedAuricularia auricula-judae (Bull.) Quél.

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded that the black wood-ear is used for women's discharge and blood masses, boosts qi and moistens the lung, and cools and staunches blood. Marked toxic for ill-grown specimens in the source.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十八·芝栭·木耳·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：黑者主女子漏下赤白汁、血病癥瘕积聚、阴痛；益气润肺、凉血止血（桑槐楮榆柳五木耳入药）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·芝栭·木耳·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·芝栭·木耳·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·芝栭·木耳·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·芝栭·木耳·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.