Herb

Qian nian ai (Crossostephium)

千年艾qian nian ai
1 sourceCrossostephium chinense (L.) Makino

Recorded for vacuity-cold in men and blood-qi pain in women, taken as a decoction.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·千年艾·主治（时珍）

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：时珍谓主男子虚寒、妇人血气诸痛，水煎服之。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、微苦，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·千年艾·集解（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·千年艾·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·千年艾·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.