Herb
Sun Spurge (Ze qi)
泽漆ze qi
1 sourceHerba Euphorbiae Helioscopiae
Recorded for draining water to relieve edema, freeing the bowels, brightening the eyes, and for malaria and phlegm-heat.
Used in 1 formulas
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·毒草·泽漆·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》载主皮肤热、大腹水气、四肢面目浮肿、丈夫阴气不足；《别录》载利大小肠、明目轻身；大明谓止疟疾、消痰退热。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦，微寒，无毒（《别录》辛；大明谓冷，有小毒）。
Used in formulas
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·泽漆·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·泽漆·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·毒草·泽漆·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·毒草·泽漆·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·毒草·泽漆·气味（大明·小毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.