Herb

Veratrum (Li lu)

藜芦li lu
1 sourceSafety notes recordedRhizoma et Radix Veratri

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded, applied or used as an emetic and not as a decoction, for expelling phlegm and wind and for sores and parasites. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·草部·毒草类·藜芦·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：蛊毒咳逆，泄痢肠澼，头疡疥瘙恶疮，杀诸虫毒，去死肌（《本经》）；疗哕逆，喉痹不通，鼻中瘜肉，马刀烂疮。不入汤用（《别录》）；吐上膈风涎，暗风痫病（苏颂）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，寒，有毒（《别录》苦、微寒；李当之谓大寒、大毒）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·藜芦（《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·藜芦·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·藜芦·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·藜芦·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·藜芦·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·藜芦·主治（苏颂）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·藜芦·气味（之才·十八反）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·藜芦·气味（不入汤用）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
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