Herb

Konjac (Ju ruo)

蒟蒻ju ruo
1 sourceSafety notes recordedAmorphophallus konjac K.Koch

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded, applied topically, for toxic swellings, and processed into cake as a food for wasting-thirst. The raw tuber is toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·毒草·蒟蒻·主治（开宝）

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：《开宝》载主痈肿风毒、摩傅肿上，捣碎以灰汁煮成饼、五味调食主消渴。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，寒，有毒（李鹏飞谓性冷甚不益人，生则戟人喉出血）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·蒟蒻·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·蒟蒻·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·毒草·蒟蒻·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·毒草·蒟蒻·主治（开宝）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·蒟蒻·气味（戟喉）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.