Herb

Shi ci mu

石刺木shi ci mu
1 source

Recorded for breaking blood and postpartum residual-blood masses, taken as a decoction.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十七·寓木·石刺木·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：破血，产后余血结瘕，煮汁服。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十七·寓木·石刺木·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十七·寓木·石刺木·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十七·寓木·石刺木·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.