Herb

Water Spinach (Weng cai)

蕹菜weng cai
1 sourceIpomoea aquatica Forssk.

Recorded as an antidote to gelsemium toxin, cooked or taken raw, and for clearing heat, cooling the blood, resolving toxin and promoting urination.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·蕹菜·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：解胡蔓草毒（即野葛毒），煮食之，亦生捣服；清热凉血、解毒利尿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·蕹菜·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·蕹菜·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·蕹菜·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.