Herb

Sandalwood (Tan xiang)

檀香tan xiang
1 sourceLignum Santali Albi

Courses qi and dispels cold to harmonize the stomach, lifts stomach qi, and is recorded for chest and abdominal cold pain and for dysphagia.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十四·香木·檀香·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：消风热肿毒；治中恶鬼气，杀虫；散冷气，引胃气上升，进饮食；噎膈吐食、霍乱。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·檀香·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·檀香·释名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·檀香·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·檀香·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.