Herb

Hawthorn (Shan zha)

山楂shan zha
1 sourceFructus Crataegi

Disperses food accumulation, especially meat, and quickens the blood to disperse stasis and masses.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十·果部·山楂·主治（吴瑞·消食积补脾）

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：《唐本》载山楂煮汁服止水痢、沐头洗身治疮痒；吴瑞谓消食积、补脾、治小肠疝气、发小儿疮疹；朱震亨谓治妇人产后儿枕痛、恶露不尽；李时珍谓化饮食、消肉积癥瘕、痰饮痞满吞酸、滞血痛胀；甯源谓化血块气块、活血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，冷，无毒（实；李时珍谓酸、甘、微温）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·果部·山楂·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·果部·山楂·实·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·果部·山果类·山楂（《唐本草》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·果部·山楂·主治（吴瑞·消食积补脾）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·果部·山楂·主治（时珍·消肉积）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·果部·山楂·主治（甯源·活血）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·果部·山楂·发明（时珍·不可多用恐反克伐）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.