Herb

Spatterdock (Ping peng cao)

萍蓬草ping peng cao
1 sourceNuphar pumila (Timm) DC.

Recorded for fortifying the spleen and intestines and supplementing vacuity and qi.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十九·水草·萍蓬草·主治（时珍）

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：时珍谓子助脾厚肠、令人不饥；藏器谓根煮食补虚、益气力，久食不饥、厚肠胃。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，涩，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·萍蓬草·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·萍蓬草·释名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·萍蓬草·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·萍蓬草·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.