Herb

Zi shao hua (freshwater sponge spawn)

紫稍花zi shao hua
1 sourceSpongilla

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for reinforcing yang and consolidating essence, and for original-qi vacuity, impotence, seminal emission, cloudy discharge, urinary incontinence and scrotal damp-itch.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·紫稍花·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 & zoological facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：益阳秘精，疗真元虚惫，阴痿遗精，余沥白浊如脂，小便不禁，囊下湿痒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·紫稍花·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·紫稍花·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·紫稍花·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.