Herb

Genkwa (Yuan hua)

芫花yuan hua

1 sourceSafety notes recordedFlos Genkwa

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for draining phlegm and water from the chest and flanks, calming cough and panting, and killing worms. Recorded as toxic.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·草部·毒草类·芫花·主治（《本经》）

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：咳逆上气，喉鸣喘，咽肿短气，蛊毒鬼疟，疝瘕痈肿。杀虫鱼（《本经》）；消胸中痰水，喜唾，水肿，五水在五脏皮肤及腰痛（《别录》）；治水饮痰澼，胁下痛（时珍）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，有小毒（《别录》苦、微温；李当之谓有大毒，多服令人泄）。

Used in formulas

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·芫花（《本经》下品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·芫花·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·芫花·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·芫花·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·芫花·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·芫花·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·芫花·气味（之才·反甘草）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.