Herb

Shu wei cao (Salvia)

鼠尾草shu wei cao
1 sourceSalvia japonica Thunb.

Recorded for dysentery with pus and blood, and for malaria and water-gu.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·隰草下·鼠尾草·主治（别录）

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：《别录》载主鼠瘘寒热、下痢脓血不止，白花者主白下、赤花者主赤下；时珍谓主疟疾水蛊。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，微寒，无毒（藏器谓平）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·鼠尾草·集解（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·鼠尾草·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·鼠尾草·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·鼠尾草·主治（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.