Herb

Yu li (Bush Cherry seed)

郁李yu li
1 sourceSemen Pruni

Frees the bowels by moistening dryness, downbears qi, and disinhibits water to relieve edema.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十六·灌木·郁李·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：主大腹水肿、面目四肢浮肿，利小便水道；下气利肠、润燥滑肠。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·郁李·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·郁李·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·郁李·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.