Herb

Tingli Seed (Ting li zi)

葶苈子ting li zi
1 sourceSemen Descurainiae

Drains the lung and disinhibits water to calm panting and reduce edema, and frees the water passages.

Used in 5 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·草部·隰草类下·葶苈·主治（《本经》）

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：癥瘕积聚结气，饮食寒热，破坚逐邪，通利水道（《本经》）；下膀胱水，伏留热气，皮间邪水上出，面目浮肿（《别录》）；疗肺壅上气咳嗽，止喘促，除胸中痰饮（《开宝》）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，寒，无毒（《别录》苦、大寒；甄权谓酸、有小毒）。

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·葶苈（《本经》下品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·葶苈·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·葶苈·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·葶苈·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·葶苈·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·葶苈·主治（《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·葶苈·主治（久服令人虚）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类下·葶苈·气味（仲景·入脑杀人）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.