Herb

Qian sui lei (a wild grapevine)

千岁蘽qian sui lei
1 source

Recorded for supplementing the five viscera and qi, knitting sinew and bone, building flesh, and dispelling impediment.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·千岁蘽·主治（别录）

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：《别录》载主补五脏、益气、续筋骨、长肌肉、去诸痹，久服轻身不饥耐老、通神明；汁主缓筋令不痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·千岁蘽·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·千岁蘽·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·蔓草·千岁蘽·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·蔓草·千岁蘽·主治（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.