Herb

Date palm fruit (Wu lou zi)

无漏子wu lou zi
1 sourcePhoenix dactylifera L.

Recorded for supplementing the centre and boosting qi, relieving phlegm cough, and supplementing vacuity.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十一·夷果·无漏子·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 & 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：补中益气，除痰嗽，补虚损，好颜色，令人肥健。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

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