Herb
Adenophora Root
沙参sha shen
1 sourceRadix Adenophorae
Nourishes yin and moistens the lung to clear lung-heat and relieve chronic cough, supplements qi, and reduces swelling and sores.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十二·草部·山草类·沙参·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).
Traditional functions
Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.
传统中医记载：血积惊气，除寒热，补中，益肺气（《本经》）；疗胃痹心腹痛，结热邪气头痛，皮间邪热，安五脏（《别录》）；补虚，止惊烦，益心肺，排脓，消肿毒（大明）；清肺火，治久咳肺痿（时珍）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦，微寒，无毒（《别录》载羊乳温，无毒）。·Meridians: 肺, 脾, 肝（厥阴）
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·沙参（《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·沙参·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·沙参·气味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·沙参·发明（好古）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·沙参·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·沙参·主治（《别录》）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·沙参·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·沙参·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·沙参·气味（之才·恶防己反藜芦）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
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