Herb
Bi hui lei
辟虺雷bi hui lei
1 source
Recorded for resolving toxins and phlegm, clearing great heat, relieving headache and throat pain, and as a snakebite antidote.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十三·草部·山草类下·辟虺雷·主治（唐本）
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：《唐本》载解百毒，消痰，祛大热，疗头痛，辟瘟疫；时珍谓治咽喉痛痹、解蛇虺毒。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦，大寒，无毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·辟虺雷·集解（恭）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·辟虺雷·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·辟虺雷·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·辟虺雷·主治（唐本）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.