Herb

Jiao hao (Incarvillea)

角蒿jiao hao
1 sourceSafety notes recordedIncarvillea sinensis Lam.

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded, applied externally, for damp parasitic sores and especially for mouth and tooth sores. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·角蒿·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》载主干湿䘌诸恶疮有虫者；宗奭谓治口齿疮绝胜。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、苦，平，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·角蒿·集解（恭）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·角蒿·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·角蒿·主治（唐本）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·角蒿·气味（小毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.