Herb

Sheng gua cai

生瓜菜sheng gua cai
1 source

Recorded for roving wind attacking the head, face and limbs, and for yang-toxin febrile disease with high fever, headache and agitation.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·生瓜菜·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：主走注攻头面四肢，及阳毒伤寒、壮热头痛、心神烦躁。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，微寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·生瓜菜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·生瓜菜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·生瓜菜·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.