Herb

Garlic (Suan)

蒜suan
1 sourceSafety notes recordedAllium sativum L.

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for cholera and abdominal unrest, aiding digestion, warming the stomach and centre, and dispelling toxic impediment qi. Marked toxic in the source's flavour note.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·荤辛·蒜·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：归脾肾，主霍乱、腹中不安，消谷、理胃温中、除邪痹毒气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·蒜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·蒜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·蒜·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·蒜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
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