Herb

Hornet nest (Lu feng fang)

露蜂房lu feng fang
1 sourceSafety notes recordedNidus Vespae

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for fright epilepsy and convulsions, bound chills and fever, gu-toxin and intestinal hemorrhoids (best dry-fried), and for cough, dysentery and incontinence. Recorded in the source as toxic.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·露蜂房·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：惊痫瘈疭，寒热邪气，癫疾，鬼精蛊毒，肠痔。火熬之良；疗上气赤白痢，遗尿失禁。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，有毒。

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Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·露蜂房·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·露蜂房·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·露蜂房·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·露蜂房·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.