Herb
Sand Ginger (Shan nai)
山柰shan nai
1 sourceRhizoma Kaempferiae
Warms the centre and dispels cold-damp, relieves cold abdominal pain and turmoil disorder, and is used for wind-worm toothache.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·芳草类·山柰·主治（时珍）
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：暖中，辟瘴疠恶气，治心腹冷气痛，寒湿霍乱，风虫牙痛。入合诸香用（时珍）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·山柰（《纲目》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·山柰·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·芳草类·山柰·气味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·芳草类·山柰·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·山柰·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.