Herb

Yuan yi (wall moss)

垣衣yuan yi
1 source

Recorded for jaundice and heart-vexation, cough with blood, and applied to wounds; said to supplement the centre with long use.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十一·苔·垣衣·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》载主黄疸心烦、咳逆血气、暴热在肠胃、暴风口噤、金疮内塞，久服补中益气、长肌肉、好颜色；时珍谓捣汁服止衄血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，冷，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·垣衣·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·垣衣·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·垣衣·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·垣衣·主治（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.