Herb

Sparganium (San leng)

三棱san leng
1 sourceRhizoma Sparganii

Breaks blood stasis and disperses accumulations and masses, frees menstruation, and relieves fixed stabbing pain.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·荆三棱·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》载荆三棱主老癖癥瘕、积聚结块、产后恶血血结、通月水、止痛利气；大明谓治气胀、破积气、消扑损瘀血、妇人血脉不调；张元素谓治心膈痛、饮食不消；李时珍谓下乳汁。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒（《开宝》根）；张元素谓苦、甘、阴中之阳，能泻真气、真气虚者勿用。·Meridians: 肝（足厥阴）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·荆三棱（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·荆三棱·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·荆三棱·气味（《开宝》根）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·荆三棱·发明（好古·肝经血分药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·荆三棱·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·荆三棱·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·荆三棱·主治（时珍·下乳汁）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·荆三棱·主治（《开宝》·堕胎）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·荆三棱·气味（元素·泻真气虚者勿用）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
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