Herb
Zi shen (bistort root)
紫参zi shen
1 sourceBistorta officinalis Delarbre
Recorded for clearing heat, dispersing accumulations and stasis, staunching bleeding, and freeing the bowels.
Used in 2 formulas
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十二·草部·山草类·紫参·主治（本经）
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：《本经》载主心腹积聚，寒热邪气，通九窍，利大小便；《别录》载疗肠胃大热、唾血衄血、肠中聚血、痈肿诸疮、止渴益精；甄权谓治心腹坚胀、散瘀血、治妇人血闭不通。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦，辛，寒，无毒（《别录》微寒）。之才曰畏辛夷。
Used in formulas
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·紫参·集解（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·紫参·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·紫参·释名（童肠众戎）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·紫参·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·紫参·气味（畏辛夷）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·紫参·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·紫参·主治（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.