Herb
Mu hao (Artemisia japonica)
牡蒿mu hao
1 sourceArtemisia japonica Thunb.
Recorded for filling out the flesh and boosting qi, and as expressed juice for genital swelling.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·牡蒿·主治（别录）
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：《别录》载苗主充肌肤、益气、令人暴肥；时珍谓擂汁服治阴肿。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦、微甘，温，无毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·牡蒿·集解（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·牡蒿·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·牡蒿·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·牡蒿·主治（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·牡蒿·主治（别录·久服）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.