Herb

Xiao qing

小青xiao qing
1 source

Recorded, applied or taken, for abscesses and sores, bloody dysentery with pain, and snake toxin.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·小青·主治（苏颂）

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：苏颂谓生捣傅痈肿疮疖甚效；时珍谓治血痢腹痛、研汁服、解蛇毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·小青·集解（颂）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·小青·主治（苏颂）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·小青·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.