Herb

Lycopus (Ze lan)

泽兰ze lan
1 sourceHerba Lycopi

Quickens the blood and disinhibits water, a principal medicinal for postpartum and gynecologic blood stasis and for swelling.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·泽兰·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：《本经》载泽兰主乳妇内衄、中风余疾、大腹水肿、身面四肢浮肿、骨节中水、金疮、痈肿疮脓；甄权谓产后腹痛、频产血气衰冷、妇人血沥腰痛；大明谓破宿血、消癥瘕、通小肠、长肌肉、消扑损瘀血、治鼻血吐血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，微温，无毒（《本经》叶；《别录》谓甘）；李时珍谓足太阴、厥阴经药也。·Meridians: 脾（足太阴）, 肝（足厥阴）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·泽兰（《本经》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·泽兰·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·泽兰·叶·气味（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·泽兰·发明（时珍·足太阴厥阴经药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·泽兰·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·泽兰·主治（甄权·产后）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·泽兰·主治（大明·破宿血消癥瘕）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·泽兰·主治（大明·破宿血孕慎）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.