Herb

Guanzhong (Dryopteris rhizome)

贯众guan zhong
1 sourceSafety notes recordedRhizoma Dryopteridis Crassirhizomatis

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Resolves toxin and kills worms including tapeworm, cools the blood to staunch bleeding, and disperses heat-toxin rashes. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十二·草部·山草类·贯众·主治（《本经》）

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 & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：腹中邪热气，诸毒，杀三虫（《本经》）；去寸白，破癥瘕，除头风，止金疮（《别录》）；治下血崩中带下，产后血气胀痛，斑疹毒，漆毒，骨哽（时珍）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，微寒，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·贯众（《本经》下品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·贯众·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·贯众·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·贯众·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·贯众·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·贯众·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·贯众·气味（之才）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.