Herb

Water Clover (Pin)

蘋pin
1 sourceMarsilea quadrifolia L.

Recorded for clearing acute heat, disinhibiting water, and applied to heat-sores and snakebite.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十九·水草·蘋·主治（吴普）

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：吴普谓主暴热、下水气、利小便；藏器谓捣涂热疮、捣汁饮治蛇伤毒入腹内、同栝楼为末人乳和丸止消渴。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，滑，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·蘋·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·蘋·释名（四叶菜）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·蘋·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·蘋·主治（吴普）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.