Herb

Dianthus (Qu mai)

瞿麦qu mai
1 sourceHerba Dianthi

Frees strangury and promotes urination, and quickens the blood to free menstruation and disperse abscess.

Used in 2 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·草部·瞿麦·主治（《本经》）

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：《本经》载瞿麦主关格诸癃结、小便不通、出刺、决痈肿、明目去翳、下闭血；《别录》养肾气、逐膀胱邪逆、止霍乱；甄权谓主五淋；大明谓月经不通、破血块排脓。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒（《本经》穗）；《别录》谓辛；甄权谓甘。·Meridians: 心（手少阴）, 小肠（手太阳）

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类·瞿麦（《本经》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·瞿麦·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·瞿麦·气味（《本经》穗）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·瞿麦·发明（颂·通心经利小肠）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·瞿麦·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·瞿麦·主治（甄权·五淋）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·瞿麦·主治（大明·破血排脓）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·瞿麦·主治（《本经》·破胎堕子孕忌）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.