Herb

Xuan gou zi (Rubus)

悬钩子xuan gou zi
1 source

Recorded for relieving the effects of alcohol and thirst, transforming phlegm, and the root for breaking blood stasis and dysentery.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·悬钩子·主治（藏器）

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：藏器谓主醒酒止渴、除痰唾、去酒毒；时珍谓捣汁服解射工、沙虱毒；根主子死腹中不下、破血、赤白痢脓血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·悬钩子·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·悬钩子·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·悬钩子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·悬钩子·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.