Herb

Cotton Rose (Mu fu rong)

木芙蓉mu fu rong
1 sourceHibiscus mutabilis L.

Clears the lung and cools the blood, resolves heat-toxin, and is applied to abscesses and sores to reduce swelling, drain pus and relieve pain.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十六·灌木·木芙蓉·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：清肺凉血，散热解毒，治一切大小痈疽肿毒恶疮，消肿排脓止痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 微辛，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·木芙蓉·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·木芙蓉·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·木芙蓉·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.