Herb
Giant Taro (Hai yu)
海芋hai yu
1 sourceSafety notes recordedAlocasia odora (Lodd.) Spach
Recorded for malaria and miasma and for toxic swellings and skin disorders. A severely toxic substance.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·毒草·海芋·主治（时珍）
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).
Further reading · modern literature
Third-party peer-reviewed literature listed for further reading. Not a MateriaTrace safety determination, and not a diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
- Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities of Alocasia Species: A Systematic ReviewFrontiers in Pharmacology · 2022 · PMID 35685633
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛，有大毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·海芋·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·海芋·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·海芋·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·海芋·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·海芋·气味（大毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.