Herb

Snakehead (Li yu)

鳢鱼li yu
1 sourceChanna argus

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for hemorrhoids and damp impediment, facial and eye edema, draining great water, freeing the bowels and urine, and qi-block.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼·鳢鱼·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：疗五痔，治湿痹，面目浮肿，下大水；下大小便，壅塞气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼·鳢鱼·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·无鳞鱼·鳢鱼·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·无鳞鱼·鳢鱼·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.