Herb

Nv qu (a ferment)

女曲nv qu

1 source

Recorded for dispersing food and downbearing qi, checking dysentery, and breaking cold blood.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十五·造酿·女曲·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：消食下气，止泄痢，下胎，破冷血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·女曲·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·女曲·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·女曲·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.