Herb

Rose of Sharon (Mu jin)

木槿mu jin

1 sourceHibiscus syriacus L.

Recorded for clearing damp-heat to check intestinal-wind bleeding and dysenteric thirst, and the bark for killing worms and relieving itch.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十六·灌木·木槿·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：止肠风泻血、痢后热渴，作饮服之令人得睡；皮清热利湿、杀虫止痒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，滑，无毒。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·木槿·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·木槿·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·木槿·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.