Herb

Chu ji (a lantern bug)

樗鸡chu ji
1 sourceSafety notes recordedLycorma delicatula

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for malign qi of the heart and abdomen, impotence, boosting essence and the will, supplementing the centre, lumbar pain, freeing blocked menstruation and stasis, scrofula and eye nebula. Recorded in the source as slightly toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·樗鸡·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：心腹邪气，阴痿，益精强志，生子好色，补中轻身；腰痛下气，强阴多精；通血闭，行瘀血；主瘰疬，散目中结翳，辟邪气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，有小毒，不可近目（《别录》）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·樗鸡·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·樗鸡·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·虫部·卵生类下·樗鸡·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·樗鸡·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.