Herb

Ruo (Indocalamus leaf)

箬ruo
1 sourceIndocalamus tessellatus (Munro) Keng f.

Recorded, charred, for staunching various bleeding, and for freeing urination, benefiting the throat, and dispersing abscess.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·箬·主治（时珍）

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：时珍谓主男女吐血、衄血、呕血、咯血、下血，并烧存性温汤服；又通小便、利肺气喉痹、消痈肿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·箬·集解（时珍）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·箬·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·箬·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·箬·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.