Herb

Zhu zi (Castanopsis acorn)

槠子zhu zi
1 sourceCastanopsis sclerophylla (Lindl. & Paxton) Schottky

Recorded for checking diarrhea and dysentery, breaking malign blood, relieving thirst, and as a famine food.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十·山果·槠子·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：食之不饥，令人健行，止泄痢，破恶血，止渴。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦、涩，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·山果·槠子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十·山果·槠子·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·山果·槠子·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.