Herb

Di wu gong cao

地蜈蚣草di wu gong cao
1 source

Recorded for resolving toxins and freeing the stool, and applied to abscesses and centipede bites.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·隰草下·地蜈蚣草·主治（时珍）

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 & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：时珍谓解诸毒及大便不通（捣汁），疗痈肿（捣涂），并末服能消毒排脓，蜈蚣伤者入盐捣涂。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·地蜈蚣草·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·地蜈蚣草·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·隰草下·地蜈蚣草·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.