Herb

Nan mu (Phoebe)

楠nan mu
1 sourcePhoebe zhennan S.K.Lee & F.N.Wei

Recorded for checking incessant vomiting and diarrhea in cholera, and warming the stomach to rectify qi.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十四·香木·楠·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：楠材主霍乱吐下不止（煮汁服）；枝叶主霍乱吐泻、小儿吐乳，暖胃正气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 楠材：辛，微温，无毒。枝叶：苦，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·楠·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·楠·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·楠·气味（楠材）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·楠·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.