White chicory

White chicory

(Qianjin Shizhi)

[synonyms] lettuce (Qianjin? Shizhi), Shishuo (compendium) and qiancengshu (textual research on the name and reality of plants).

[source] it is the stem and leaf of Lactuca sativa. See "lettuce" for plant morphology.

Bitter, cold.

① Qian Jin Shi Zhi: "it tastes bitter, smooth and nontoxic. "

② Jiayou materia medica: "bitter taste, cold. "

[Guijing] Ben Cao Qiu Zhen: "enter the intestines and stomach. "

[function indications] it can treat heat toxin, sore swelling and thirst.

① Qianjin Shizhi: "yijinli. "

② Meng Shen: "tonifying the muscles and bones, benefiting the five zang organs, opening the chest and blocking the Qi, dredging the meridians and stopping the temper. It makes people white in teeth, smart and sleepless, and can be eaten often. "

③ Daily use materia medica: "it can relieve heat toxin, eliminate alcohol toxin, quench thirst and benefit small intestine. "

[taboo] "four tones of Materia Medica" says: "when people suffer from cold air, their stomach is cold, and they don't suffer from it. They can't eat it after childbirth. It makes people feel cold and small intestine pain. "

[optional formula] for the treatment of fish navel sores, the head is white and swollen, and the pain can't be tolerated. First, acupuncture the upper and four sides of the sores to make holes, pound white chicory to get juice, drip it into the sores, if not, apply dry white chicory powder. (Qian Jin Fang)