Herb

Peking Spurge (Da ji)

大戟da ji

1 sourceSafety notes recordedRadix Euphorbiae Pekinensis

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for draining water to relieve edema and distension and for dispersing abscess and stasis. Recorded as toxic.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·草部·毒草类·大戟·主治（《本经》）

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：蛊毒，十二水，腹满急痛积聚，中风皮肤疼痛，吐逆（《本经》）；颈腋痈肿，头痛，发汗，利大小便（《别录》）；下恶血癖块，腹内雷鸣，通月水，堕胎孕（甄权）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，有小毒（甄权谓苦辛、有大毒）。

Used in formulas

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·大戟·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·大戟（《本经》下品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·大戟·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·大戟·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·大戟·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·大戟·主治（甄权）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·大戟·气味（之才·反甘草）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.