Herb

Jellyfish (Hai zhe)

海䖳hai zhe
1 sourceRhopilema esculentum

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for women's taxation damage, accumulated blood and discharge, childhood wind disease and erysipelas, and scalds and burns.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼·海䖳·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：妇人劳损，积血带下，小儿风疾丹毒，汤火伤。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼·海䖳·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼·海䖳·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼·海䖳·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.