Herb

Ji ji (Chloranthus)

及己ji ji
1 sourceSafety notes recordedChloranthus serratus (Thunb.) Roem. & Schult.

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded, applied externally, for sores, scabies and itching, and as a vermifuge. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十三·草部·山草类下·及己·主治（唐本）

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：《唐本》载主诸恶疮疥痂瘘蚀及牛马诸疮；大明谓治头疮白秃、风瘙、皮肤虫痒，煎汁浸并傅之；时珍谓杀虫。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，有毒（恭曰入口使人吐血）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·及己·集解（唐本）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·及己·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·及己·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·及己·主治（唐本）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·及己·气味（恭·吐血）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.