Herb

Shui yang (Salix)

水杨shui yang
1 sourceSalix wallichiana Andersson

Recorded for chronic red and white dysentery, toxic swelling and pox-toxin, and as a bath for receded pox sores.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十五·乔木·水杨·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：主久痢赤白，捣汁一升服，日二大效；主痈肿痘毒；煎汤浴痘疮倒靥。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·水杨·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·水杨·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·水杨·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.