Herb

Flax (Ya ma)

亚麻ya ma
1 sourceSemen Lini

Recorded for severe wind sores and tinea, nourishing the blood, dispelling wind, and moistening dryness to free the stool.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十二·麻麦稻·亚麻·主治

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：主大风疮癣；养血祛风、润燥通便。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，微温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十二·麻麦稻·亚麻·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十二·麻麦稻·亚麻·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十二·麻麦稻·亚麻·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.