Herb

Li (Goosefoot greens)

藜li
1 sourceSafety notes recordedChenopodium giganteum D.Don

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded, as a wash or paste, for worm sores and insect bites, killing worms and relieving itch. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·藜·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 & 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：杀虫；煎汤洗虫疮、漱齿䘌，捣烂涂诸虫伤。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，微毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·藜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·藜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·藜·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·藜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.