Herb

Carp (Li yu)

鲤鱼li yu
1 sourceCyprinus carpio

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, cooked, for cough and counterflow qi, jaundice and thirst, and for pregnancy edema and restless fetus.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十四·鳞部·鱼类·鲤鱼·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：煮食，治咳逆上气，黄疸，止渴；治怀妊身肿，及胎气不安。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·鱼类·鲤鱼·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·鱼类·鲤鱼·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·鱼类·鲤鱼·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.