Herb

Sorghum (Shu shu)

蜀黍shu shu
1 sourceSorghum bicolor (L.) Moench

Recorded for warming the centre, astringing the stomach and intestines, and checking cholera; the glutinous kind acts like glutinous millet.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十三·稷粟·蜀黍·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：温中，涩肠胃，止霍乱；粘者功同黍米。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，涩，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十三·稷粟·蜀黍·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十三·稷粟·蜀黍·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十三·稷粟·蜀黍·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.