Herb

Ben gui (a turtle)

贲龟ben gui

1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, eaten, to ward off seasonal disease and reduce swelling.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·贲龟·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：食之，辟时疾，消肿。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·贲龟·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·贲龟·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.