Herb

Ge shang ting zhang (a blister beetle)

葛上亭长ge shang ting zhang
1 sourceSafety notes recordedEpicauta

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for gu-toxin and malign influences, breaking strangury, accumulation and masses, and freeing blocked menstruation; classical texts also record it as abortifacient. Recorded in the source as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·葛上亭长·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：蛊毒鬼疰，破淋结积聚，堕胎；通血闭癥块鬼胎。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，微温，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·葛上亭长·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·葛上亭长·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·虫部·卵生类下·葛上亭长·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·虫部·卵生类下·葛上亭长·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.