Herb

Xian ren zhang (withered bamboo shoot)

仙人杖xian ren zhang
1 source

Recorded for hiccup and vomiting counterflow, childhood milk-vomiting, and adult vomiting and stomach reflux.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十七·寓木·仙人杖·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：主哕气呕逆、小儿吐乳、大人吐食反胃，辟痁，并水煮服之。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十七·寓木·仙人杖·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十七·寓木·仙人杖·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十七·寓木·仙人杖·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.