Herb

Gou qi chong (a wolfberry borer)

枸杞虫gou qi chong
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for reinforcing yang and improving the complexion, and for kidney wind-vacuity.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·枸杞虫·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：益阳道，令人悦泽有子；治肾家风虚。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·枸杞虫·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·枸杞虫·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·枸杞虫·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.