Herb

Rao hua (Wikstroemia)

荛花rao hua
1 sourceSafety notes recordedWikstroemia canescens (Wall. ex Wight) Meisn.

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for draining water and breaking accumulations and for phlegm-rheum cough. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·毒草·荛花·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》载主伤寒温疟、下十二水、破积聚大坚癥瘕、荡涤肠胃中留癖、利水道；《别录》载疗痰饮咳嗽；甄权谓治咳逆上气、喉中肿满、痃癖气块。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，有毒（《别录》辛，微寒，有毒）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·荛花·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·荛花·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·荛花·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·荛花·气味（有毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.