Herb

Eggplant (Qie)

茄qie
1 sourceSolanum melongena L.

Recorded for chills and fever and taxation, applied with vinegar to abscess swelling, and the root decoction as a bath for chilblains, dispersing blood, relieving pain and reducing swelling.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十八·蓏菜·茄·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：主寒热、五脏劳；治温疾传尸劳气；醋摩敷痈肿、根煮汤浴治冻疮、散血止痛消肿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·蓏菜·茄·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·蓏菜·茄·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·蓏菜·茄·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.