Herb

Windmill Palm (Zong lv)

棕榈zong lv
1 sourcePetiolus Trachycarpi

Astringes the intestines and staunches bleeding when charred as palm-ash, for diarrhea, intestinal-wind bleeding, flooding and discharge.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十五·乔木·棕榈·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：棕榈皮（多烧存性为棕灰）涩肠，止泻痢肠风、崩中带下及养血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 棕榈皮：苦、涩，平，无毒。（棕榈子生食：温，有大毒，不堪食。）

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·棕榈·气味（皮）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·棕榈·气味（皮）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·棕榈·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·棕榈·气味（子，李珣）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.