Herb

Han hao chong (a flying squirrel)

寒号虫han-hao-chong
1 sourceTrogopterus xanthipes

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for cold-qi of the heart and abdomen, childhood gan, warding off pestilence, intestinal wind, freeing the qi and vessels, and women's amenorrhea.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十八·禽部·原禽类·寒号虫·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：心腹冷气，小儿五疳，辟疫，治肠风，通利气脉，女子血闭（《开宝》）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十八·禽部·原禽类·寒号虫·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十八·禽部·原禽类·寒号虫·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十八·禽部·原禽类·寒号虫·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
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