Herb

E gui (a turtle)

鹗龟e gui
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, worn in the final month of pregnancy for difficult delivery, then burnt to powder and taken in wine.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·鹗龟·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：妇人难产，临月佩之，临时烧末酒服。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·鹗龟·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·鹗龟·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·鹗龟·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.