Herb
Clematis Root
威灵仙wei ling xian
1 sourceRadix et Rhizoma Clematidis
Dispels wind-damp and frees the channels to relieve impediment pain, and disperses cold stagnation and accumulations; a principal medicinal for painful obstruction (bi).
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·草部·威灵仙·主治（《开宝》）
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：《开宝》载威灵仙主诸风、宣通五脏、去腹内冷滞、心膈痰水、久积癥瘕、痃癖气块、膀胱宿脓恶水、腰膝冷疼、疗折伤；李杲谓推新旧积滞、消胸中痰唾、散皮肤大肠风邪；苏颂谓去众风、通十二经脉；朱震亨谓治痛风之要药。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦，温，无毒（《开宝》根）；张元素谓味甘纯阳、入太阳经；李时珍谓味微辛咸、忌茗及面汤。·Meridians: 膀胱（足太阳）
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·威灵仙（宋《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·威灵仙·集解（俗称铁脚威灵仙）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·威灵仙·气味（《开宝》根）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·威灵仙·气味（元素·入太阳经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·威灵仙·主治（《开宝》）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·威灵仙·主治（李杲）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·威灵仙·发明（颂·通十二经脉）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·威灵仙·发明（宗奭·多服疏人五脏真气）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.