Herb

Shan fan (Sweetleaf)

山矾shan fan
1 sourceSymplocos sumuntia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

Recorded for chronic dysentery and thirst, and the leaf, as an eyewash, for eye disorders.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十六·灌木·山矾·主治

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：主久痢、止渴、杀蚤蠹；叶同老姜浸水蒸热洗目；治眼疾。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸、涩、微甘，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·山矾·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·山矾·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·山矾·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.