Herb
Shi long chu (a rush)
石龙刍shi long chu
1 source
Recorded for freeing strangury and difficult urination, wind-damp disorders, and supplementing vacuity.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·石龙刍·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》载主心腹邪气、小便不利淋闭、风湿鬼疰恶毒，久服补虚羸、轻身、耳目聪明；《别录》载补内虚不足、痞满。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦，微寒，无毒（《别录》谓微温）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·石龙刍·集解（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·石龙刍·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·石龙刍·释名（缙云草）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·石龙刍·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·石龙刍·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.