Herb

Typhonium tuber (Bai fu zi)

白附子bai fu zi
1 sourceSafety notes recordedRhizoma Typhonii

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for dispelling wind and phlegm, relieving facial wind disorders and convulsions, and externally for skin disorders. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·草部·毒草类·白附子·主治（《别录》）

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：心痛血痹，面上百病，行药势（《别录》）；中风失音，一切冷风气，面皯瘢疵（大明）；诸风冷气，足弱无力，疥癣风疮，阴下湿痒（李珣）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、甘，大温，有小毒（大明谓无毒；李珣谓小毒）。·Meridians: 阳明

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·白附子（《别录》下品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·白附子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·白附子·发明（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·白附子·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·白附子·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·白附子·主治（李珣）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·白附子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.