Herb

Sea Lettuce (Shi chun)

石莼shi chun
1 sourceUlva lactuca L.

Recorded for draining water and promoting urination, and for wind-constipation and diaphragm qi, softening hardness, transforming phlegm and clearing heat.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十八·水菜·石莼·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：下水、利小便；主风秘不通、五膈气；软坚化痰、清热利水。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·水菜·石莼·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·水菜·石莼·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·水菜·石莼·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.