Herb

Grassleaf Sweetflag (Shi chang pu)

石菖蒲shi chang pu
1 sourceRhizoma Acori Tatarinowii

Opens the orifices and quiets the heart-spirit, transforms turbid dampness, and sharpens hearing and vision.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十九·草部·水草类·菖蒲·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》载石菖蒲（菖蒲）主风寒湿痹、咳逆上气、开心孔、补五脏、通九窍、明耳目、出音声、主耳聋痈疮、温肠胃，久服不忘不迷惑、益心智；《别录》四肢湿痹、不得屈伸、小儿温疟；甄权谓治耳鸣头风泪下、杀诸虫；李时珍谓治中恶卒死、客忤癫痫、安胎漏、散痈肿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒（《本经》）；甄权谓苦、辛、平。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·草部·水草类·菖蒲（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 · 卷十九·草部·水草类·菖蒲·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·草部·水草类·菖蒲·气味（《本经》·甄权）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·草部·水草类·菖蒲·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·草部·水草类·菖蒲·主治（甄权）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·草部·水草类·菖蒲·气味（之才/大明·为使恶忌口/勿犯铁器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.