Herb

Motherwort (Yi mu cao)

益母草yi mu cao
1 sourceHerba Leonuri

Quickens the blood and regulates menstruation, disinhibits water, and is a principal medicinal for postpartum and gynecologic disorders; the seed brightens the eyes.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·茺蔚·子·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》载茺蔚子明目益精、除水气、久服轻身；《别录》疗血逆大热、头痛心烦；大明谓产后血胀；李时珍谓（茎叶）活血破血、调经解毒、治胎漏产难、胎衣不下、血运血风血痛、崩中漏下，并调女人经脉、产后胎前诸病。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、甘，微温，无毒（《本经》子）；李时珍谓甘、辛、温、阴中之阳，手、足厥阴经药也。·Meridians: 肝（足厥阴）, 心包（手厥阴）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类·茺蔚（《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·茺蔚·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·茺蔚·子·气味（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·茺蔚·发明（时珍·手足厥阴经药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·茺蔚·子·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·茺蔚·子·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·茺蔚·茎·主治（时珍·活血调经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·茺蔚·发明（东垣·瞳子散大禁用）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.