Herb

Nai (Chinese apple)

柰nai
1 sourceSafety notes recordedMalus prunifolia (Willd.) Borkh.

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for supplementing middle-burner insufficiency and harmonizing the spleen, and for sudden food-stagnation qi blockage. Marked toxic in the source's flavour note.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十·山果·柰·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：补中焦诸不足气，和脾；治卒食饱气壅不通者，捣汁服。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·山果·柰·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·山果·柰·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·山果·柰·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·山果·柰·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.