Herb

Zi jin niu (Ardisia japonica)

紫金牛zi jin niu
1 sourceHerba Ardisiae Japonicae

Recorded for transforming phlegm and relieving cough, resolving toxicity and quickening the blood.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十三·草部·山草类下·紫金牛·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：苏颂谓主时疾膈气、去风痰；时珍谓解毒破血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·紫金牛·集解（颂）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·紫金牛·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·紫金牛·主治（苏颂）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.