Herb

Shui song (a green alga)

水松shui song
1 source

Recorded for water-toxin, edema, and easing delivery.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十九·水草·水松·主治（藏器）

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：弘景谓主溪毒；藏器谓主水肿、催生。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、咸，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·水松·集解（颂）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·水松·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·水草·水松·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.