Herb

Fig (Wu hua guo)

无花果wu hua guo
1 sourceFicus carica L.

Recorded for rousing the appetite and checking dysentery, and for hemorrhoids and sore throat; clears the intestines and resolves toxin.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十一·夷果·无花果·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：开胃，止泄痢；治五痔、咽喉痛；健胃清肠、消肿解毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·无花果·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·无花果·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·无花果·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.