Herb

Dandelion (Pu gong ying)

蒲公英pu gong ying
1 sourceHerba Taraxaci

Clears heat and resolves toxicity to disperse abscess, especially breast abscess and toxic sores and nodules.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·菜部·蒲公英·主治（恭·乳痈肿）

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：苏恭载蒲公英主妇人乳痈肿、水煮汁饮及封之立消；朱震亨谓解食毒、散滞气、化热毒、消恶肿、结核、丁肿；李时珍谓掺牙、乌须发、壮筋骨。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒（《唐本》苗）；李杲谓苦寒、足少阴肾经君药。·Meridians: 肾（足少阴）, 胃（足阳明）, 脾（足太阴）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·蒲公英（《唐本草》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·蒲公英·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·蒲公英·苗·气味（《唐本》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·蒲公英·发明（杲·足少阴肾经君药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·蒲公英·主治（恭·乳痈肿）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·蒲公英·主治（震亨·化热毒消肿核）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·蒲公英·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·蒲公英·苗·气味（《唐本》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.