Herb

Lindera (Wu yao)

乌药wu yao
1 sourceRadix Linderae

Courses qi and dispels cold to relieve pain, and warms the kidney to check frequent urination.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十四·木部·乌药·主治（陈藏器）

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：陈藏器载乌药主中恶心腹痛、蛊毒疰忤鬼气、宿食不消；大明谓治一切气、除一切冷、霍乱、反胃吐食泻痢；王好古谓理元气；李时珍治中气脚气疝气、气厥头痛，止小便频数及白浊。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒（乌药根）；王好古谓气厚于味、阳也，入足阳明、少阴经。·Meridians: 胃（足阳明）, 肾（足少阴）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·香木类·乌药（宋《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·乌药·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·乌药·气味（乌药根）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·乌药·气味（好古·入足阳明少阴经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·乌药·主治（陈藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·乌药·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·乌药·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·乌药·气味（乌药根）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.