Herb

Water Fern (Shui jue)

水蕨shui jue
1 sourceCeratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn.

Recorded for abdominal masses and accumulation, eaten plainly cooked to discharge malign matter.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·水蕨·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：主腹中痞积，淡煮食，一二日即下恶物。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、苦，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·水蕨·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·水蕨·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·水蕨·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.