Herb

Magnolia Flower-bud (Xin yi)

辛夷xin yi
1 sourceFlos Magnoliae

Dispels wind and frees the nasal orifice to relieve nasal congestion and discharge, and relieves wind headache.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十四·木部·辛夷·主治（《本经》）

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》载辛夷主五脏身体寒热、风头脑痛面䵟，久服下气、轻身明目、增年耐老；《别录》载温中解肌、利九窍、通鼻塞涕出、治面肿引齿痛；李时珍治鼻渊鼻鼽、鼻窒鼻疮。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒（《本经》）；李时珍谓气味俱薄、浮而散、阳也，入手太阴、足阳明经。·Meridians: 肺（手太阴）, 胃（足阳明）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·香木类·辛夷（《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·辛夷·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·辛夷·气味（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·辛夷·气味（时珍·入手太阴足阳明经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·辛夷·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·辛夷·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·辛夷·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·辛夷·气味（之才·使恶畏）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.