Herb

Alisma (Ze xie)

泽泻ze xie
1 sourceRhizoma Alismatis

Percolates dampness and promotes urination to relieve edema and strangury, and drains kidney and bladder heat.

Used in 6 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十九·草部·泽泻·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》载泽泻主风寒湿痹、乳难、养五脏、益气力、肥健、消水，久服耳目聪明；《别录》除五脏痞满、起阴气、止泄精消渴淋沥、逐膀胱三焦停水；甄权谓利膀胱热、宣通水道；李时珍谓渗湿热、行痰饮、止呕吐泻痢。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒（《本经》根；《别录》谓咸）；王好古谓阴中微阳，入足太阳、少阴经。·Meridians: 膀胱（足太阳）, 肾（足少阴）

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·草部·水草类·泽泻（《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·草部·泽泻·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·草部·泽泻·气味（《本经》根）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·草部·泽泻·气味（好古·入足太阳少阴经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·草部·泽泻·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·草部·泽泻·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·草部·泽泻·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十九·草部·泽泻·气味（扁鹊·多服病人眼）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.