Herb

Tiger bone (Hu gu)

虎骨hu

1 sourceSafety notes recordedOs Tigris

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for dispelling malign qi and toxin, settling fright palpitation, for malign sores and scrofula, and for sinew-bone wind impediment with spasm, stiffness and roving pain. Historical record only; from an endangered, internationally protected species (tiger).

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十一·兽部·兽类·虎骨·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).

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，微热，无毒。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十一·兽部·兽类·虎骨·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十一·兽部·兽类·虎骨·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十一·兽部·兽类·虎骨·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.