Herb

Chai zi gu (Luisia)

钗子股chai zi gu
1 source

Recorded as a strong antidote for toxic sores and drug poisons, inducing vomiting and purging, and for malaria and throat blockage.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十三·草部·山草类下·钗子股·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：李珣谓解毒痈疽神验，水煎服；藏器谓解诸药毒、煮汁服，亦生研更烈，必大吐下，又主疟瘴天行、蛊毒喉痹。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒。

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