Herb

Capillary Wormwood (Yin chen)

茵陈yin chen
1 sourceHerba Artemisiae Scopariae

Clears damp-heat and relieves jaundice, and promotes urination.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·茵陈蒿·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》载茵陈主风湿寒热邪气、热结黄疸，久服轻身益气耐老；《别录》治通身发黄、小便不利、除头热、去伏瘕；陈藏器谓通关节、去滞热、伤寒用之；大明谓石茵陈治天行时疾热狂、头痛头旋、瘴疟。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平、微寒，无毒（《本经》茎叶）；甄权谓苦、辛、有小毒；张元素谓苦、甘、阴中微阳，入足太阳经。·Meridians: 膀胱（足太阳）

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类·茵陈蒿（《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·茵陈蒿·集解（一名石茵陈）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·茵陈蒿·气味（《本经》茎叶）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·茵陈蒿·气味（元素·入足太阳经）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·茵陈蒿·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·茵陈蒿·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·茵陈蒿·主治（藏器）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·茵陈蒿·气味（甄权·有小毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.