Herb
Qu jie cao
曲节草qu jie cao
1 source
Recorded, taken with licorice, for back abscesses, dispersing swelling and drawing out toxin.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·曲节草·主治（苏颂）
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：苏颂谓主发背疮、消痈肿、拔毒，同甘草作末、米汁调服。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·曲节草·集解（颂）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·曲节草·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·曲节草·释名（绿豆青）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·曲节草·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·曲节草·主治（苏颂）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.