Herb
Nv wan (Aster)
女菀nv wan
1 sourceAster fastigiatus Fisch.
Recorded for wind-cold with diarrhea, lung cough with sweating, and lingering cold in the bladder.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·草部·隰草类下·女菀·主治（本经）
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：《本经》载主风寒洗洗、霍乱泄痢、肠鸣上下无常处、惊痫寒热百疾；《别录》载疗肺伤咳逆出汗、久寒在膀胱支满。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒（之才畏卤咸）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·女菀·集解（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·女菀·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·女菀·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·女菀·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.