Herb
Po luo de
婆罗得po luo de
1 source
Recorded for cold-qi lumps, warming the centre, supplementing the kidney, and dyeing the hair black.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十五·乔木·婆罗得·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:主冷气块、温中、补腰肾、破痃癖,可染髭发令黑。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛,温,无毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·婆罗得·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·婆罗得·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·婆罗得·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.