Herb

Vaccaria Seed (Wang bu liu xing)

王不留行wang bu liu xing
1 sourceSemen Vaccariae

Quickens the blood and frees the vessels to promote lactation and menstruation, and is recorded for difficult delivery and for drawing out splinters.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·草部·王不留行·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：《本经》载王不留行主金疮止血、逐痛出刺、除风痹内寒，久服轻身耐老增寿；《别录》止心烦鼻衄、痈疽恶疮瘘乳、妇人难产；甄权谓治风毒、通血脉；张元素谓下乳汁；李时珍谓利小便、出竹木刺。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒（《本经》苗子）；张元素谓甘、苦、平、阳中之阴。·Meridians: 胃（足阳明）

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Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类·王不留行（《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·王不留行·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·王不留行·气味（《本经》苗子）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·王不留行·发明（时珍·阳明冲任之药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·王不留行·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·王不留行·主治（《别录》·难产）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·王不留行·主治（元素·下乳汁）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·王不留行·气味（《本经》苗子）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.