Herb

Che qu (giant clam shell)

车渠che qu
1 sourceSafety notes recordedTridacna

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for quieting the spirit and stabilizing the dwelling, and resolving drug toxins and insect stings.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·车渠·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).
Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、咸，大寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·车渠·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·车渠·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·车渠·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.