Herb

Shui ku mai (Veronica)

水苦荬shui ku mai
1 sourceVeronica undulata Wall.

Recorded for wind-heat throat swelling and pain and neck scrofula (ground in wine), clearing heat, disinhibiting damp and quickening and staunching blood.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·水苦荬·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：主风热上壅、咽喉肿痛及项上风疬，以酒磨服；清热利湿、活血止血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 微苦、辛，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·水苦荬·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·水苦荬·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·水苦荬·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.