Herb

Gou bao (dog bezoar)

狗宝gou bao
1 sourceSafety notes recordedCanis lupus familiaris

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for dysphagia and for abscesses and sores. Recorded in the source as slightly toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十·兽部·畜类·狗宝·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：噎食及痈疽疮疡。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、咸，平，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·狗宝·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·狗宝·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·狗宝·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·狗宝·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.