Herb

Ha ma (a toad)

虾蟆ha ma
1 sourceSafety notes recordedBufo

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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for malign qi, breaking masses and blood, abscess swelling and genital sores, heat-mania, applied to malign sores, resolving vexing heat, and for dog-bite. Recorded in the source as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·虾蟆·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：邪气，破癥坚血，痈肿阴疮；治热狂，贴恶疮，解烦热，治犬咬。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，寒，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·虾蟆·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·虾蟆·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·虾蟆·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·虾蟆·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.