Herb

Nutmeg (Rou dou kou)

肉豆蔻rou dou kou
1 sourceSemen Myristicae

Warms the centre and astringes the intestines to check chronic diarrhea, moves qi, and rouses the appetite.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·肉豆蔻·主治（《开宝》）

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：《开宝》载肉豆蔻主温中、消食止泄、治积冷心腹胀痛、霍乱中恶、鬼气冷疰、呕沫冷气；大明谓调中下气、开胃、解酒毒；甄权谓治宿食痰饮、止小儿吐逆、腹痛；李时珍谓暖脾胃、固大肠。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒（《开宝》）；甄权谓苦、辛；王好古谓入手足阳明经。·Meridians: 胃（足阳明）, 大肠（手阳明）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·肉豆蔻（宋《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·肉豆蔻·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·肉豆蔻·气味（《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·肉豆蔻·气味（好古·入手足阳明经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·肉豆蔻·主治（《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·肉豆蔻·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·肉豆蔻·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·肉豆蔻·修治（敩·勿令犯铁）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.