Herb

Leopard (Bao)

豹bao
1 sourceSafety notes recordedPanthera pardus

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for quieting the five viscera, supplementing damage and boosting qi, strengthening the sinews and bones and the will, and bearing cold and heat. Historical record only; from an endangered, internationally protected species (leopard).

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十一·兽部·兽类·豹·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).
Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十一·兽部·兽类·豹·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十一·兽部·兽类·豹·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十一·兽部·兽类·豹·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.