Herb

Garland Chrysanthemum (Tong hao)

同蒿tong hao
1 sourceGlebionis coronaria (L.) Cass. ex Spach

Recorded for quieting heart qi, nourishing the spleen and stomach, transforming phlegm-rheum, and disinhibiting the intestines.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·荤辛·同蒿·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：安心气，养脾胃，消痰饮，利肠胃。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、辛，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·同蒿·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·同蒿·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·同蒿·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.