Herb

Bi qian (a spider)

壁钱bi qian
1 sourceUroctea

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for nosebleed and incised-wound bleeding (the insect juice instilled in the nose), childhood gan with rotting teeth, and throat-block.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·壁钱·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：鼻衄，及金疮出血不止，捺取虫汁注鼻中；治大人、小儿急疳，牙蚀腐臭；主喉痹。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·壁钱·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·壁钱·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·虫部·卵生类下·壁钱·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.