Herb

Dichroa (Chang shan)

常山chang shan
1 sourceSafety notes recordedRadix Dichroae

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for expelling phlegm and for malaria, and for dispersing throat goiter. Recorded as toxic.

Used in 3 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·草部·毒草类·常山·主治（《本经》）

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：伤寒寒热，热发温疟鬼毒，胸中痰结吐逆（《本经》）；疗鬼蛊往来，水胀，洒洒恶寒，鼠瘘（《别录》）；治诸疟，吐痰涎，治项下瘤瘿（甄权）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，有毒（《别录》辛、微寒；甄权谓有小毒）。

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·常山（《本经》下品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·常山·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·常山·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·常山·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·常山·主治（甄权）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·常山·发明（颂·令人吐逆）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.