Herb

Chinese Chive Bulb (Xie bai)

薤白xie bai
1 sourceBulbus Allii Macrostemonis

Frees yang and disperses binds in the chest, downbears qi and disperses blood, and is recorded for chest impediment with pain and for diarrhea with tenesmus.

Used in 3 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·菜部·薤·主治（《别录》·温中散结气）

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：《本经》载薤主金疮疮败、轻身、不饥耐老；《别录》归骨、除寒热、去水气、温中散结气；李杲谓治泄痢下重、能泄下焦阳明气滞；李时珍谓治少阴病厥逆泄痢、及胸痹刺痛、下气散血、安胎。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、苦，温，滑，无毒（薤白）；王好古谓入手阳明经。·Meridians: 大肠（手阳明）

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·荤辛类·薤（《别录》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·薤·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·薤·薤白·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·薤·薤白·气味（好古·入手阳明经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·薤·主治（《别录》·温中散结气）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·薤·主治（李杲·泄下焦阳明气滞）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·薤·主治（时珍·治胸痹）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·菜部·薤·气味（大明·不可与牛肉同食）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.