Herb

Fei zao jia (Gymnocladus)

肥皂荚fei zao jia
1 sourceSafety notes recordedGymnocladus chinensis Baill.

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for dispelling wind-damp, checking bloody dysentery, and for sores, tinea and toxic swellings. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十五·乔木·肥皂荚·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 & 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：去风湿下痢便血、疮癣肿毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，微毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·肥皂荚·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·肥皂荚·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·肥皂荚·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·肥皂荚·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.