Herb

Liu chu mao ti jia (livestock hair and hoof)

六畜毛蹄甲liu chu mao ti jia
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for malign influences and gu-toxin, chills, fever and fright epilepsy, and mania. Recorded in the source as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十·兽部·畜类·六畜毛蹄甲·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：鬼疰蛊毒，寒热惊痫，癫痓狂走。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，平，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·六畜毛蹄甲·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·六畜毛蹄甲·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·六畜毛蹄甲·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·六畜毛蹄甲·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.