Herb

Chi chi feng (a red-winged wasp)

赤翅蜂chi chi feng
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for spider bite and for sores and abscesses, burnt black and applied in oil. Recorded in the source as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·赤翅蜂·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：疗蜘蛛咬，及疔肿疽病，烧黑和油涂之。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·赤翅蜂·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·赤翅蜂·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·赤翅蜂·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·赤翅蜂·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.