Herb

Cimicifuga (Sheng ma)

升麻sheng ma
1 sourceRhizoma Cimicifugae

Resolves toxicity and releases the exterior, lifts the sunken yang, and is recorded for sores, rashes, mouth sores and sunken-qi diarrhea.

Used in 2 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十三·草部·山草类下·升麻·主治（《本经》）

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：《本经》载升麻主解百毒、辟瘟疫瘴气邪气、中恶腹痛、时气毒疠、头痛寒热、风肿诸毒、喉痛口疮，久服轻身长年；张元素谓治阳明头痛、补脾胃、去皮肤风邪、能发浮汗；王好古谓为疮家圣药；李时珍谓消斑疹、行瘀血、治阳陷眩运、久泄下痢。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、苦，平、微寒，无毒（《本经》）；张元素谓性温、味辛微苦、气味俱薄、浮而升、阳，为足阳明、太阴引经药。·Meridians: 胃（足阳明）, 脾（足太阴）

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·升麻（条目标题·《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·升麻·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·升麻·气味（《本经》·张元素）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·升麻·气味（张元素：足阳明、太阴引经药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·升麻·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·升麻·主治（张元素）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·升麻·气味（《本经》甘苦平微寒无毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.