Herb

Chi long yu shui (a stagnant pool water)

赤龙浴水chi long yu shui
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for masses and bound qi, and for malign insects entering the abdomen or causing biting sores. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五·地水类·赤龙浴水·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 & physical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：主瘕结气、诸瘕、恶虫入腹及咬人生疮者。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·赤龙浴水·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·赤龙浴水·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·赤龙浴水·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·赤龙浴水·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.