Herb

Shan ying tao (wild cherry)

山婴桃shan ying tao
1 source

Recorded for checking diarrhea and dysentery, clearing heat, and harmonizing and boosting the spleen.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十·山果·山婴桃·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：止泄、肠澼，除热，调中益脾气，令人好颜色、美志。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·山果·山婴桃·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·山果·山婴桃·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·山果·山婴桃·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.