Herb

Shu yang quan (Solanum)

蜀羊泉shu yang quan
1 sourceSolanum septemlobum Bunge

Recorded, applied externally, for sores, scabies and tinea, and for lacquer dermatitis.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·隰草下·蜀羊泉·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》载主秃疮恶疮热气、疥瘙痂癣虫；《别录》载疗龋齿、女子阴中内伤、皮间实积；苏恭谓主小儿惊、生毛发、捣涂漆疮。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，微寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·蜀羊泉·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·蜀羊泉·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·蜀羊泉·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·蜀羊泉·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.