Herb

Tu dang gui (Aralia)

土当归tu dang gui

1 sourceAralia cordata Thunb.

Recorded for dispelling wind and harmonizing the blood, and as a wash for sprains of the limbs.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十三·草部·山草类下·土当归·主治（时珍）

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：时珍谓除风和血，煎酒服之；闪拗手足，同荆芥、葱白煎汤淋洗之（出《卫生易简方》）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·土当归·主治（时珍·卫生易简方）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·土当归·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·土当归·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.