Herb

Grape Wine (Pu tao jiu)

葡萄酒pu tao jiu
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

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Recorded for warming the loins and kidney, improving the complexion, and bearing cold. Marked toxic in the source's flavour note; a fermented liquor.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十五·造酿·葡萄酒·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：暖腰肾，驻颜色，耐寒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、辛，热，微毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·葡萄酒·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·葡萄酒·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·葡萄酒·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·葡萄酒·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.