Herb

Multiflora Rose fruit (Ying shi)

营实ying shi
1 sourceFructus Rosae Multiflorae

Recorded for clearing heat-toxin sores and abscesses, freeing the joints, and the root for dysentery and bleeding.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·营实·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》载营实主痈疽恶疮、结肉跌筋、败疮热气、阴蚀不瘳、利关节；《别录》载根止泄痢腹痛、五脏客热、除邪逆气、疽癞诸恶疮、金疮、生肉复肌；大明谓治热毒风、肠风泻血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，温，无毒（《别录》微寒）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·营实·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·营实·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·营实·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·营实·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.