Herb

Rape greens (Yun tai)

芸薹yun tai
1 sourceBrassica rapa var. oleifera DC.

Recorded for wind-rashes and breast abscess, breaking masses and stasis blood, and quickening blood to disperse nodules and resolve toxin.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十六·荤辛·芸薹·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：主风游丹肿、乳痈；破癥瘕结血；行血散结、消肿解毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·芸薹·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·芸薹·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十六·荤辛·芸薹·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.