Herb

Tu ma zong (haircap moss)

土马鬃tu ma zong
1 sourcePolytrichum commune Hedw.

Recorded for clearing bone-heat and heat-toxin, staunching nosebleed, and promoting the hair and freeing the bowels and urine.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十一·苔·土马鬃·主治（嘉祐）

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：《嘉祐》载主骨热败烦、热毒壅、衄鼻；时珍谓沐发令长黑、通大小便。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、酸，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·土马鬃·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·土马鬃·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·土马鬃·主治（嘉祐）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.