Herb

Laver / Nori (Zi cai)

紫菜zi cai
1 sourcePyropia tenera (Kjellman) N.Kikuchi et al.

Recorded for heat-qi vexation blocking the throat, and for goiter and leg-qi, transforming phlegm, softening hardness, clearing heat and disinhibiting water.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十八·水菜·紫菜·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：主热气烦塞咽喉，煮汁饮之；治瘿瘤脚气；化痰软坚、清热利水。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·水菜·紫菜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·水菜·紫菜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·水菜·紫菜·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.