Herb
Qian jin teng (Stephania)
千金藤qian jin teng
1 sourceStephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers
Recorded for blood and qi toxins, sudden turmoil disorder, malaria, phlegm cough, toxic swellings and epilepsy.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·千金藤·主治(藏器)
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:藏器谓主一切血毒诸气、霍乱中恶、天行虚劳疟瘴、痰嗽不利、痈肿大毒、药石发、癫痫,悉主之。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·千金藤·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·千金藤·主治(藏器)Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.