Herb

Caper Spurge seed (Qian jin zi)

千金子qian jin zi
1 sourceSafety notes recordedSemen Euphorbiae

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for breaking blood stasis and amenorrhea, draining water and freeing the bowels, and resolving toxins. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·草部·毒草类·续随子·主治（《开宝》）

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：妇人血结月闭，瘀血癥瘕痃癖，除蛊毒鬼疰，心腹痛，冷气胀满，利大小肠，下恶滞物（《开宝》）；宣一切宿滞，治肺气水气（大明）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·续随子（宋《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·续随子·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·续随子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·续随子·主治（《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·续随子·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·续随子·发明（颂·有毒损人）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.