Herb

Qiu (Catalpa bungei)

楸qiu mu
1 sourceCatalpa bungei C.A.Mey.

Recorded for checking vomiting, killing worms, and as a paste for malign sores and abscess, draining pus and engendering flesh.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十五·乔木·楸·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：主吐逆，杀三虫及皮肤虫；煎膏粘傅恶疮疽瘘、痈肿疳痔，除脓血生肌肤。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，小寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·楸·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·楸·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·楸·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.