Herb

Taro (Yu)

芋yu
1 sourceSafety notes recordedColocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for loosening the intestines and stomach, building the flesh, relieving heat-vexation and thirst, and dispersing nodules and swelling (eaten cooked). The raw tuber is toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·芋·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：宽肠胃，充肌肤，滑中；冷啖疗烦热、止渴；散结消肿（多需熟食）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，平，滑，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·芋·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·芋·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·芋·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·芋·发明（野芋别条）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.