Herb

Tokay gecko (Ge jie)

蛤蚧ge jie
1 sourceSafety notes recordedGecko

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for chronic cough, lung taxation and consumption, freeing the water passages, supplementing lung qi, boosting essence-blood, calming panting and cough, and for lung abscess, wasting-thirst and reinforcing yang. Recorded in the source as slightly toxic. Historical record only; from an endangered, internationally protected species (Tokay gecko).

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·蛤蚧·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，平，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·蛤蚧·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·蛤蚧·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·蛤蚧·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·蛤蚧·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.