Herb

Cattle (Niu)

牛niu
1 sourceBos taurus

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for quieting the centre and boosting qi, nourishing the spleen and stomach, supplementing the loins and legs, and relieving wasting-thirst and drooling.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十·兽部·畜类·牛·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 & zoological facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：安中益气，养脾胃；补益腰脚，止消渴及唾涎。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·牛·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·牛·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·牛·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.