Herb

Pumpkin (Nan gua)

南瓜nan gua
1 sourceCucurbita moschata Duchesne

Recorded for supplementing the centre and boosting qi, and the seed for resolving toxin, killing worms and reducing swelling.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十八·蓏菜·南瓜·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：补中益气；解毒杀虫、消肿（子可驱虫）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·蓏菜·南瓜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·蓏菜·南瓜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·蓏菜·南瓜·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.