Herb

Lv mao gui (green-haired turtle)

绿毛龟lv mao gui
1 sourceChinemys

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for freeing the conception vessel, assisting yang, supplementing yin-blood, boosting essence-qi, and for atrophy and weakness.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·绿毛龟·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：通任脉，助阳道，补阴血，益精气，治痿弱。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、酸，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·绿毛龟·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·绿毛龟·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·绿毛龟·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.