Herb

Mu wei zi (a Canarium)

木威子mu wei zi
1 source

Recorded for malign water and water-qi in the heart.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十一·夷果·木威子·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：主心中恶水、水气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸、辛，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·木威子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·木威子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·木威子·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.