Herb

Winter Jasmine (Ying chun hua)

迎春花ying chun hua
1 sourceJasminum nudiflorum Lindl.

Recorded, taken as a powder in wine, for toxic swellings and sores.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·隰草下·迎春花·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：《卫生易简方》载主肿毒恶疮，阴干研末、酒服二三钱，出汗便瘥。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦、涩，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·迎春花·集解（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·迎春花·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·迎春花·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.