Herb

Strawberry Begonia (Hu er cao)

虎耳草hu er cao
1 sourceSafety notes recordedSaxifraga stolonifera Curtis

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for pestilence, and applied as juice for ear discharge and as fumigation for hemorrhoids. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十·石草·虎耳草·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).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：时珍谓主瘟疫擂酒服（生用吐利人、熟用则止吐利）、治聤耳捣汁滴之、痔疮肿痛烧烟熏之。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 微苦、辛，寒，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·虎耳草·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·虎耳草·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·虎耳草·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·虎耳草·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十·石草·虎耳草·气味（小毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.