Herb

Xian ren cao (Mesona)

仙人草xian ren cao
1 sourcePlatostoma palustre (Blume) A.J.Paton

Recorded, applied externally, for childhood sores and erysipelas, and the juice for brightening the eyes.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十·石草·仙人草·主治（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：藏器谓主小儿酢疮（头小而硬者，煮汤浴并捣傅）；丹毒入腹者可饮冷药及用此洗之；挼汁滴目，明目去翳。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·仙人草·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·仙人草·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.