Herb
Glabrous Greenbrier (Tu fu ling)
土茯苓tu fu ling
1 sourceRhizoma Smilacis Glabrae
Resolves toxicity and percolates damp, frees the joints and relieves sinew and bone pain, counteracts mercury toxicity, and is recorded for sores and swellings.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·草部·蔓草类·土茯苓·主治（藏器）
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：食之当谷不饥，调中止泄，健行不睡（陈藏器）；健脾胃，强筋骨，去风湿，利关节，止泄泻，治拘挛骨痛，恶疮痈肿。解汞粉、银朱毒（时珍）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 甘、淡，平，无毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·土茯苓（《纲目》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·土茯苓·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·土茯苓·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·土茯苓·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·土茯苓·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·土茯苓·气味（忌茶茗）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.