Herb

Cao xi

草犀cao xi
1 source

Recorded for resolving toxins and bites, malaria and miasma, cough with phlegm congestion, and erysipelas.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十三·草部·山草类下·草犀·主治（李珣）

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：李珣谓解一切毒气、虎狼虫虺所伤、溪毒野蛊恶刺等毒，烧研服之；藏器谓主天行疟瘴寒热、咳嗽痰壅、飞尸喉痹疮肿、小儿寒热丹毒、中恶注忤、痢血，煮汁服。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·草犀·集解（藏器）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·草犀·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·草犀·主治（李珣）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·草犀·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.