Herb
Siegesbeckia (Xi xian cao)
豨莶草xi xian cao
1 sourceSafety notes recordedHerba Siegesbeckiae
Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.
Dispels wind-damp and frees the joints to relieve numbness and weak limbs, and clears heat-toxin for sores. Recorded as toxic.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·豨莶·主治（苏恭）
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：治热䘌烦满不能食。生捣汁三合服（苏恭）；治肝肾风气，四肢麻痹，骨痛膝弱，风湿诸疮（时珍）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，有小毒（猪膏莓辛、苦，平）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·豨莶（《唐本草》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·豨莶·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·豨莶·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·豨莶·主治（苏恭）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·豨莶·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·豨莶·发明（生用令吐）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.