Herb

Ginkgo Nut (Yin xing)

银杏yin xing
1 sourceSemen Ginkgo

Recorded, cooked, for warming the lung and boosting qi, calming panting and cough, and reducing frequent and cloudy urination. The raw nut is toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十·山果·银杏·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：生食引疳解酒，熟食益人；熟食温肺益气、定喘嗽、缩小便、止白浊。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、苦，平，涩，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·山果·银杏·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·山果·银杏·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·山果·银杏·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·山果·银杏·主治（生食注）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.