Herb

Song luo (Usnea lichen)

松萝song luo
1 sourceUsnea diffracta Vain.

Recorded for calming anger-qi and night sweats, head wind, phlegm-heat, disinhibiting water, and inducing vomiting.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十七·寓木·松萝·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：主瞋怒邪气、止虚汗头风、女子阴寒肿痛；疗痰热、利水道、催吐。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦、甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十七·寓木·松萝·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十七·寓木·松萝·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十七·寓木·松萝·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.