Herb

Catalpa (Zi mu)

梓zi mu
1 sourceCatalpa ovata G.Don

Recorded for heat-toxin, expelling worms, eye disorders, and checking vomiting, and for childhood heat-sores.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十五·乔木·梓·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：主热毒，去三虫；疗目中疾，主吐逆胃反；小儿热疮、身头热烦。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒。

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·梓·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·梓·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·梓·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.