Herb
Curculigo Rhizome
仙茅xian mao
1 sourceSafety notes recordedRhizoma Curculiginis
Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.
Warms the kidney and reinforces yang, dispels cold-damp to relieve aching loins and knees, and strengthens the sinews and bones. Recorded as toxic.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十二·草部·山草类·仙茅·主治（《开宝》）
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：心腹冷气不能食，腰脚风冷挛痹不能行，丈夫虚劳，老人失溺无子，益阳道（《开宝》）；治一切风气，补暖腰脚，清安五脏（李珣）；开胃消食下气，益房事不倦（大明）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛，温，有毒（李珣谓甘、微温，有小毒）。·Meridians: 三焦, 命门
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·仙茅（宋《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·仙茅·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·仙茅·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·仙茅·发明（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·仙茅·主治（《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·仙茅·主治（李珣）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·仙茅·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·仙茅·气味（有毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·仙茅·发明（时珍·动火）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·仙茅·修治（忌铁器牛乳）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.