Herb

Dipsacus (Xu duan)

续断xu duan
1 sourceRadix Dipsaci

Supplements the liver and kidney, mends sinew and bone, staunches uterine bleeding and calms the fetus, and quickens the blood for injuries.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·续断·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：伤寒，补不足，金疮痈疡折跌，续筋骨，妇人乳难。久服益气力（《本经》）；妇人崩中漏血，金疮血内漏，止痛生肌肉，及踠伤恶血腰痛，关节缓急（《别录》）；去诸温毒，通宣血脉（甄权）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，微温，无毒（《别录》谓辛）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·续断（《本经》上品）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·续断·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·续断·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·续断·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·续断·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·续断·主治（甄权）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·续断·气味（之才）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.