Herb

Chard (Tian cai)

菾菜tian cai
1 sourceBeta vulgaris L.

Recorded for freeing the channels, downbearing qi, easing the chest, and clearing heat, resolving toxin, moving stasis and staunching blood.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·菾菜·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：通经脉，下气，开胸膈；清热解毒、行瘀止血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·菾菜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·菾菜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·菾菜·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.