Herb

Da huang feng (a hornet)

大黄蜂da huang feng
1 sourceSafety notes recordedVespa magnifica

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for distension and pain of the heart and abdomen, dry retching, lightening the body and boosting qi, and for facial freckles and blemishes. Recorded in the source as slightly toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·大黄蜂·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：心腹胀满痛，干呕，轻身益气；治雀卵斑，面疱。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，凉，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·大黄蜂·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·大黄蜂·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·大黄蜂·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·大黄蜂·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.