Herb

Scrophularia Root

玄参xuan shen
1 sourceRadix Scrophulariae

Enriches yin and drains fire, resolves toxicity to relieve throat swelling and rashes, and disperses scrofula and nodules.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十二·草部·玄参·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》载玄参主腹中寒热积聚、女子产乳余疾、补肾气、令人目明；《别录》主暴中风伤寒、身热支满、下水止烦渴、散颈下核、痈肿、强阴益精；甄权谓治暴结热、散瘤瘘瘰疬；李时珍谓滋阴降火、解斑毒、利咽喉、通小便血滞。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，微寒，无毒（《本经》根；《别录》谓咸）；张元素谓足少阴肾经君药也。·Meridians: 肾（足少阴）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·玄参（《本经》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·玄参·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·玄参·气味（《本经》根）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·玄参·气味（元素·足少阴肾经君药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·玄参·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·玄参·主治（《别录》·散颈下核）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·玄参·主治（时珍·滋阴降火）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·玄参·气味（之才·反藜芦）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
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