Herb

Xi ming (Pennycress)

菥蓂xi ming
1 sourceThlaspi arvense L.

Recorded for harmonizing the centre and boosting qi, benefiting the liver and brightening the eyes; the seed disperses eye nebula and relieves hot painful tearing eyes.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·菥蓂·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：和中益气，利肝明目；菥蓂子明目去翳、治目热痛泪出。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·菥蓂·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·菥蓂·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·菥蓂·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.