Herb

Chinese gallnut (Wu bei zi)

五倍子wu bei zi
1 sourceGalla Chinensis

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for tooth-gan and lung wind-toxin spreading to the skin as damp tinea sores with itch and pus, bleeding hemorrhoids, and childhood facial sores; astringing the lung and downbearing fire, transforming phlegm-rheum, and checking cough, thirst and night sweating.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·五倍子·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 & zoological facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：齿宣疳䘌，肺脏风毒流溢皮肤，作风湿癣疮，瘙痒脓水，五痔下血不止，小儿面鼻疳疮；敛肺降火，化痰饮，止咳嗽、消渴、盗汗。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·五倍子·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·五倍子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·五倍子·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.