Herb

Water Chestnut (Wu yu)

乌芋wu yu
1 sourceEleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Trin. ex Hensch.

Recorded for relieving wasting-thirst and impeded heat, clearing chest heat, dissolving mineral-drug toxin, and transforming phlegm and dispersing accumulation.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十三·水果·乌芋·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：主消渴痹热、温中益气；下丹石、消风毒、除胸中实热；清热化痰、消积。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，微寒，滑，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·水果·乌芋·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·水果·乌芋·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·水果·乌芋·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.