Herb

Bai tu huo

白兔藿bai tu huo
1 source

Recorded as an antidote for snake, insect, rabid-dog and food toxins, taken or applied to neutralize poisons.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·白兔藿·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》载主蛇虺蜂虿猘狗菜肉蛊毒、鬼疰；《别录》载诸大毒不可入口者皆消除之，毒入腹者煮汁饮即解。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·白兔藿·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·白兔藿·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·白兔藿·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·白兔藿·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.