Herb

Grape (Pu tao)

葡萄pu tao
1 sourceVitis vinifera L.

Recorded for damp impediment of the sinews and bones, boosting qi and strengthening the will, disinhibiting water, and calming the fetus.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十三·蓏·葡萄·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：主筋骨湿痹，益气倍力强志，令人肥健、耐饥忍风寒；久食轻身不老延年；利小便、安胎。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，涩，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·蓏·葡萄·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·蓏·葡萄·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·蓏·葡萄·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.