Herb

Narcissus (Shui xian)

水仙shui xian
1 sourceNarcissus tazetta L.

Recorded that the bulb is applied to swellings and the flowers used as a fragrant hair and skin oil; the flower decoction for five-heart heat in women. The bulb is toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十三·草部·山草类下·水仙·主治（根·时珍）

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：时珍谓根主痈肿及鱼骨哽；花作香泽、涂身理发、去风气，又疗妇人五心发热（同干荷叶、赤芍药为末服）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦、微辛，滑，寒，无毒（根）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·水仙·集解（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·水仙·气味（根）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·水仙·主治（根·时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·水仙·主治（花）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.