Herb

Feng huang (phoenix)

凤凰feng-huang
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for taxation damage with blood accumulation, disinhibiting the blood vessels, quieting the spirit, and for fright, epilepsy and febrile mania, taken as a water-ground suspension.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十九·禽部·山禽类·凤凰·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：劳损积血，利血脉，安神。治惊邪，癫痫鸡痫，发热狂走，水磨服之（藏器）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十九·禽部·山禽类·凤凰·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十九·禽部·山禽类·凤凰·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十九·禽部·山禽类·凤凰·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.