Herb

Pine (Song)

松song
1 sourcePinus tabuliformis Carrière

Recorded that the resin dispels wind and resolves toxin for sores and engenders flesh, and the knotwood relieves chronic wind impediment and joint pain.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十四·香木·松·主治（本经）

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：松脂主痈疽恶疮、头疡白秃、疥瘙风气，安五脏，除热，生肌止痛、排脓；松节主百节久风、风虚脚痹疼痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 松脂：苦、甘，温，无毒。松节：苦，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·松·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·松·松脂别名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·松·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·松·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.