Herb

Buckwheat (Qiao mai)

荞麦qiao mai
1 sourceFagopyrum esculentum Moench

Recorded for downbearing qi and benefiting the ears and eyes, loosening the intestines, and dispersing accumulation and stagnation.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十二·麻麦稻·荞麦·主治

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：作茹食下气、利耳目，多食即微泄；降气宽肠、消积导滞。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十二·麻麦稻·荞麦·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十二·麻麦稻·荞麦·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十二·麻麦稻·荞麦·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.