Herb

Camphor tree (Zhang mu)

樟zhang mu
1 sourceCinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl

Recorded for malign attack and abdominal pain, cholera distension and food stagnation, and as a wash for leg-qi and tinea.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十四·香木·樟·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：主恶气中恶、心腹痛鬼疰、霍乱腹胀、宿食不消、常吐酸臭水（酒煮服）；煎汤浴脚气、疥癣风痒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·樟·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·樟·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·樟·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.