Herb

Yan fu zi (Sumac)

盐麸子yan fu zi
1 sourceRhus chinensis Mill.

Recorded for phlegm-rheum, miasmic malaria and throat heat-block, relieving thirst, resolving alcohol toxin and jaundice, and engendering fluids to moisten the lung and downbear fire.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十二·味·盐麸子·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：除痰饮瘴疟、喉中热结喉痹，止渴，解酒毒黄疸，飞尸蛊毒；生津润肺、降火化痰。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸、咸，微寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·味·盐麸子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·味·盐麸子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·味·盐麸子·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.