Herb

Sea bass (Lu yu)

鲈鱼lu yu
1 sourceSafety notes recordedLateolabrax japonicus

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for supplementing the five viscera, boosting the sinews and bones, harmonizing the intestines and stomach, for water-qi, and calming the fetus. Recorded in the source as slightly toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十四·鳞部·鱼类·鲈鱼·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：补五脏，益筋骨，和肠胃，治水气；安胎补中。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·鱼类·鲈鱼·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·鲈鱼·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·鲈鱼·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·鱼类·鲈鱼·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.