Herb

Alfalfa (Mu xu)

苜蓿mu xu
1 sourceMedicago sativa L.

Recorded for febrile vexing fullness, eye and urine yellowing and alcohol jaundice (as juice), harmonizing the centre, disinhibiting the intestines and clearing damp-heat.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·苜蓿·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：主热病烦满、目黄赤、小便黄、酒疸，捣取汁服；安中利人、利大小肠、清湿热。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·苜蓿·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·苜蓿·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·苜蓿·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
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