Herb

Barberry (Xiao bo)

小檗xiao bo
1 sourceBerberis thunbergii DC.

Recorded for mouth sores and gan-erosion, killing worms, clearing abdominal heat, and for flooding.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十五·乔木·小檗·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：主口疮疳䘌，杀诸虫，去心腹中热气；治血崩。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，大寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·小檗·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·小檗·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·小檗·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.