Herb

Nan teng (Wallich pepper vine)

南藤nan teng
1 sourcePiper wallichii (Miq.) Hand.-Mazz.

Recorded for wind in the blood, warming and dispelling cold impediment, strengthening the loins and legs, and for cough with qi ascent.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·南藤·主治（藏器）

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：《别录》载主金疮痛、延年；藏器谓主风血、补衰老、起阳、强腰脚、除痹、逐冷气、排风邪，煮汁服或浸酒；时珍谓治上气咳嗽。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒（《别录》甘）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·南藤·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·南藤·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·南藤·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·南藤·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.