Herb

Er sai (earwax)

耳塞er-sai
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for mania and spectral influences and for craving alcohol, and applied to snake, insect and centipede stings. Recorded in the source as toxic. Historical, human-derived record only.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十二·人部·耳塞·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).
Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸、苦，温，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十二·人部·耳塞·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十二·人部·耳塞·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十二·人部·耳塞·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.