Herb

Xuan hua (hedge bindweed)

旋花xuan hua
1 sourceCalystegia sepium (L.) R.Br.

Recorded for boosting qi and essence, knitting sinew and bone and healing wounds, and clearing heat-toxin such as erysipelas.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·旋花·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》载去面皯黑色、媚好益气，根主腹中寒热邪气、利小便，久服不饥轻身；藏器谓续筋骨、合金疮、捣汁服主丹毒小儿毒热；时珍谓补劳损、益精气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 花甘；根辛，温，无毒（时珍谓并甘滑微苦，能制雄黄）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·旋花·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·旋花·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·旋花·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·旋花·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.