Herb

Bai hua she (a pit viper)

白花蛇bai hua she
1 sourceSafety notes recordedAgkistrodon

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for wind-damp impediment with numbness, sinew spasm, hemiplegia, joint pain, weak legs, sudden wind-itch, and severe wind leprosy and scabies. Recorded in the source as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·白花蛇·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：中风湿痹不仁，筋脉拘急，半身不遂，骨节疼痛，脚弱不能久立，暴风瘙痒，大风疥癞。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、咸，温，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·白花蛇·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·蛇类·白花蛇·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·蛇类·白花蛇·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·白花蛇·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.