Herb

Dendrobium (Shi hu)

石斛shi hu
1 sourceCaulis Dendrobii

Enriches yin and engenders fluids, clears deficiency-heat, and boosts essence and qi for vacuity and thirst.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十·草部·石斛·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》载石斛主伤中、除痹下气、补五脏虚劳羸瘦、强阴益精，久服厚肠胃；《别录》补内绝不足、平胃气、长肌肉、逐皮肤邪热痱气、脚膝疼冷痹弱、定志除惊；甄权谓益气除热、治男子腰脚软弱、补肾益力；李时珍谓治发热自汗、痈疽排脓内塞。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒（《本经》；李时珍谓甘、淡、微咸）。·Meridians: 脾（足太阴）, 肾（足少阴）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·草部·石草类·石斛（《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·草部·石斛·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·草部·石斛·气味（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·草部·石斛·发明（时珍·足太阴脾足少阴肾之药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·草部·石斛·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·草部·石斛·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·草部·石斛·主治（时珍·排脓）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·草部·石斛·气味（之才·恶凝水石巴豆畏雷丸僵蚕）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.