Herb

Elm (Yu mu)

榆yu mu
1 sourceCortex Ulmi

Recorded for freeing the bowels and urine and disinhibiting water, easing delivery, and reducing swelling.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十五·乔木·榆·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：主大小便不通，利水道，除邪气；久服断谷轻身不饥，其实尤良；滑胎、利窍、消肿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，滑利，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·榆·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·榆·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·榆·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.