Herb

Wild Chive (Shan jiu)

山韭shan jiu
1 sourceAllium senescens L.

Recorded for benefiting the kidney, regulating urination and stool, clearing heat-vexation, and for the hair.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·荤辛·山韭·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：宜肾，主大小便数，去烦热，治毛发。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，寒，涩，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·山韭·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·山韭·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·山韭·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.