Herb

Shui gan cao

水甘草shui gan cao
1 source

Recorded, decocted with licorice, for childhood wind-heat and erysipelas.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·隰草下·水甘草·主治（苏颂）

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：苏颂谓主小儿风热丹毒，同甘草煎饮。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·水甘草·集解（颂）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·水甘草·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·水甘草·主治（苏颂）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.