Herb

Chinese Redbud (Zi jing)

紫荆zi jing
1 sourceCercis chinensis Bunge

Recorded for breaking stasis blood, freeing strangury and the small intestine, and quickening the blood to reduce swelling and resolve toxin.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十六·灌木·紫荆·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：破宿血，下五淋，浓煮汁服；通小肠；活血消肿、解毒疗疮。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·紫荆·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·紫荆·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·紫荆·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.