Herb
Cistanche
肉苁蓉rou cong rong
1 sourceSafety notes recordedHerba Cistanches
Supplements the kidney and essence, reinforces yang, warms the loins and knees, and moistens the intestines to free the stool.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十二·草部·山草类·肉苁蓉·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).
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 甘，微温，无毒（《本经》）；《别录》谓酸、咸。·Meridians: 肾
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·肉苁蓉（条目标题·《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·肉苁蓉·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·肉苁蓉·气味（《本经》《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·肉苁蓉·发明（好古：乃肾经血分药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·肉苁蓉·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·肉苁蓉·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·肉苁蓉·发明（震亨·骤用动大便滑）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.