Herb

Deng zhan you (lamp oil)

灯盏油deng zhan you
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for acute disorders, wind-stroke, throat-block and phlegm reversal, swept into the throat to induce vomiting, and applied to malign sores, scabies and tinea. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十八·器物类·灯盏油·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：主一切急病、中风、喉痹、痰厥，用鹅翎扫入喉内取吐即效；古载涂一切恶疮疥癣。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、苦，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·灯盏油·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·灯盏油·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·灯盏油·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·灯盏油·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.