Herb

Huang han she (a rat snake)

黄颔蛇huang han she
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Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, brewed into wine or made into pills and powders, for wind-leprosy, stubborn tinea and malign sores. Recorded in the source as slightly toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·黄颔蛇·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：酿酒，或入丸散，主风癞顽癣恶疮。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·黄颔蛇·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·黄颔蛇·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·黄颔蛇·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·黄颔蛇·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.