Herb

Mu lan (Magnolia bark)

木兰mu lan
1 sourceMagnolia liliiflora Desr.

Recorded for clearing skin heat, relieving facial heat-rashes and rosacea, and brightening the ears and eyes.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十四·香木·木兰·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：主身大热在皮肤中，去面热赤疱酒齇、恶风癫疾、阴下痒湿，明耳目。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·木兰·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·木兰·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·木兰·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·木兰·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.