Herb

Wu lian mei (Cayratia japonica)

乌蔹莓wu lian mei
1 sourceCayratia japonica (Thunb.) Gagnep.

Cools the blood and resolves toxicity, reduces toxic swellings and erysipelas, and promotes urination; applied to sores and bites.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·乌蔹莓·主治（恭）

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：弘景谓主痈疖疮肿虫咬、捣根傅之；苏恭谓主风毒热肿游丹、捣傅并饮汁；时珍谓凉血解毒、利小便。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸、苦，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·乌蔹莓·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·乌蔹莓·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·乌蔹莓·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·乌蔹莓·主治（恭）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.