Herb

Xie hao (a wild chervil)

邪蒿xie hao
1 source

Recorded for putrid foul qi of the chest, disinhibiting the intestines and stomach, freeing the vessels, and supplementing insufficient qi.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·荤辛·邪蒿·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：主胸膈中臭烂恶邪气，利肠胃、通血脉、续不足气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温、平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·邪蒿·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·邪蒿·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·荤辛·邪蒿·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.