Herb

Qiao yao (wild vetch)

翘摇qiao yao
1 sourceVicia sativa L.

Recorded for breaking and staunching blood and engendering flesh, and as juice for the five jaundices, clearing heat, resolving toxin and reducing swelling.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·翘摇·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：破血、止血生肌；捣汁服疗五种黄病、以瘥为度；清热解毒、利尿消肿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·翘摇·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·翘摇·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·翘摇·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.