Herb

Elsholtzia (Xiang ru)

香薷xiang ru
1 sourceHerba Moslae

Resolves summerheat and effuses the exterior, disinhibits water and reduces swelling, and harmonizes the centre against vomiting and diarrhea.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·香薷·主治（《别录》）

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：《别录》载香薷主霍乱腹痛吐下、散水肿；孟诜谓去热风、卒转筋者煮汁顿服、止鼻衄；大明谓下气、除烦热、疗呕逆冷气；李时珍谓主脚气寒热（夏月解表之药，如冬月之用麻黄）。朱震亨谓解暑利小便、治水甚捷。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，微温，无毒（《别录》）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·香薷（《别录》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·香薷·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·香薷·气味（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·香薷·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·香薷·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·香薷·主治（时珍·脚气寒热）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·香薷·发明（时珍·气虚者不可多服）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.