Herb

Houttuynia (Yu xing cao)

鱼腥草yu xing cao
1 sourceSafety notes recordedHerba Houttuyniae

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Clears heat and resolves toxicity to disperse abscess and sores, and is recorded for hemorrhoids, prolapse and malaria. Marked toxic in the source's flavour note.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·菜部·蕺·主治（《别录》）

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：《别录》载蕺主蛷螋尿疮；大明谓淡竹筒内煨熟、捣傅恶疮白秃；李时珍谓散热毒痈肿、疮痔脱肛、断痁疾、解硇毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，微温，有小毒（《别录》叶）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·蕺（《别录》下品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·蕺·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·蕺·叶·气味（《别录》·有小毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·蕺·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·蕺·主治（时珍·散热毒痈肿）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·蕺·气味（《别录》·多食令人气喘）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·菜部·蕺·气味（诜·久食损阳气）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.