Herb

Zi ge (a wild vine)

紫葛zi ge
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Recorded for toxic sores, contracture and slackness, and heat-toxin wind, and for engendering flesh and dispersing blood.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·紫葛·主治（恭）

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：苏恭谓主痈肿恶疮、捣末醋和封之；大明谓主瘫缓挛急、热毒风、通小肠；时珍谓生肌散血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、苦，寒，无毒（大明谓苦、滑，冷）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·紫葛·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·紫葛·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·紫葛·主治（恭）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.