Herb

Wei (a wild vetch)

薇wei
1 sourceVicia unijuga A.Braun

Recorded as a famine food that harmonizes the centre, disinhibits the intestines, drains water, reduces swelling and moistens the large intestine.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·薇·主治

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：久食不饥，调中，利大小肠；利水道，下浮肿、润大肠。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·薇·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·薇·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·薇·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.