Herb

Polygonatum Odoratum (Yu zhu)

玉竹yu zhu

1 sourceRhizoma Polygonati Odorati

Nourishes yin and moistens dryness of the lung and stomach, engenders fluids to relieve wasting-thirst, and clears vexing heat.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十二·草部·山草类·萎蕤·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：主心腹结气，虚热湿毒腰痛，茎中寒，及目痛眦烂泪出（《别录》）；补中益气（萧炳）；除烦闷，止消渴，润心肺，补五劳七伤虚损，腰脚疼痛（大明）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒（时珍谓甘、香、微辛，温）。

Used in formulas

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·萎蕤（《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·萎蕤·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·萎蕤·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·萎蕤·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·萎蕤·主治（萧炳）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·萎蕤·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·萎蕤·气味（之才·畏卤咸）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.