Herb
Rubia Root (Qian cao)
茜草qian cao
1 sourceRadix et Rhizoma Rubiae
Cools the blood and staunches bleeding such as nosebleed, blood in the urine and excessive menstruation, and quickens the blood to free the channels.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·草部·蔓草类·茜草·主治（《本经》）
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：寒湿风痹，黄疸，补中（《本经》）；止鼻洪尿血，产后血运，月经不止，带下，扑损淤血，泄精，痔瘘疮疖排脓（大明）；通经脉，治骨节风痛，活血行血（时珍）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒（大明谓酸；元素谓微酸、咸，温）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·茜草（《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·茜草·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·茜草·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·茜草·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·茜草·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·茜草·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·茜草·气味（之才）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.