Herb

Pyrrosia (Shi wei)

石韦shi wei
1 sourceFolium Pyrrosiae

Disinhibits water and frees urination to relieve strangury, cools and staunches bleeding, and clears lung-heat.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十·草部·石草类·石韦·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：劳热邪气，五癃闭不通，利小便水道（《本经》）；止烦下气，通膀胱满，补五劳，安五脏，去恶风，益精气（《别录》）；主崩漏金疮，清肺气（时珍）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒（《别录》甘；甄权谓微寒）。

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·草部·石草类·石韦（《本经》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·草部·石草类·石韦·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·石草类·石韦·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·草部·石草类·石韦·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·石草类·石韦·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·石草类·石韦·主治（时珍）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·石草类·石韦·修治（去黄毛）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.