Herb

Bat (Fu yi)

伏翼fu-yi
1 sourceVespertilio superans

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for dim itchy painful eyes, brightening the eyes and improving night vision, and with long use for gladdening the heart.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十八·禽部·原禽类·伏翼·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：目瞑痒痛，明目，夜视有精光。久服令人喜乐媚好无忧（《本经》）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十八·禽部·原禽类·伏翼·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十八·禽部·原禽类·伏翼·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十八·禽部·原禽类·伏翼·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.