Herb

Butterfly (Jia die)

蛱蝶jia die
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for childhood rectal prolapse, shade-dried, powdered, mixed with saliva and applied to the palm.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·蛱蝶·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：小儿脱肛，阴干为末，唾调半钱涂手心，以瘥为度。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·蛱蝶·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·蛱蝶·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.