Herb

Zhong si zao (a jujube)

仲思枣zhong si zao
1 source

Recorded for supplementing vacuity and qi, moistening the five viscera, and relieving phlegm cough and cold-qi.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十九·五果·仲思枣·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：补虚益气，润五脏，去痰嗽冷气；久服令人肥健、好颜色。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十九·五果·仲思枣·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十九·五果·仲思枣·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十九·五果·仲思枣·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.