Herb

Slug (Kuo yu)

蛞蝓kuo yu
1 sourceLimax

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for sinew dislocation and rectal prolapse, fright epilepsy with contracture, and hot toxic swelling and painful sores.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·蛞蝓·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：轶筋及脱肛，惊痫挛缩；肿毒焮热，热疮肿痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·蛞蝓·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·蛞蝓·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·蛞蝓·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.