Herb
Cowrie (Bei zi)
贝子bei zi
1 sourceSafety notes recordedMonetaria moneta
Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.
Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for corneal nebula, strangury, disinhibiting the water passages, malign influences and gu-toxin, abdominal pain and bleeding, reducing water-swelling, and for childhood gan-erosion and milk-vomiting. Recorded in the source as toxic.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·贝子·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：目翳，五癃，利水道，鬼疰蛊毒，腹痛下血；下水气浮肿，小儿疳蚀吐乳。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 咸，平，有毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·贝子·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·贝子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·贝子·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·贝子·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.