Herb

Tian zhu gui (Cinnamomum)

天竺桂tian zhu gui
1 sourceCinnamomum japonicum Siebold

Recorded for cold blood-qi pain, dispersing postpartum stasis, and warming the loins and legs, like cassia.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十四·香木·天竺桂·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：主腹内诸冷、血气胀痛；破产后恶血，治血痢肠风，补暖腰脚，功与桂心同。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。

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