Herb

Sang hua (mulberry-bark lichen)

桑花sang hua
1 source

Recorded for fortifying the spleen and astringing the intestines, staunching nosebleed and flooding, and for heat cough.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十一·苔·桑花·主治（大明）

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：大明谓主健脾涩肠、止鼻洪吐血、肠风、崩中带下；时珍谓治热咳。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，暖，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·桑花·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·桑花·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·桑花·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·桑花·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.