Herb

Zi bei jin pan (Ajuga)

紫背金盘zi bei jin pan
1 sourceAjuga nipponensis Makino

Recorded for women's blood-qi pain, taken as a powder in wine.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十·石草·紫背金盘·主治（苏颂）

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：苏颂谓主妇人血气痛，洗焙研末、酒服半钱。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，涩，热，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·紫背金盘·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·紫背金盘·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·石草·紫背金盘·主治（苏颂）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·紫背金盘·主治（孕忌）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.