Herb

Lv ru (Euphorbia ebracteolata)

䕡茹lv ru
1 sourceSafety notes recordedRadix Euphorbiae Ebracteolatae

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded, applied externally, for eroding malign and dead flesh, draining pus, and killing scabies parasites. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·毒草·䕡茹·主治（本经）

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 & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：《本经》载主蚀恶肉败疮死肌、杀疥虫、排脓恶血、除大风热气；《别录》载去热痹、破癥瘕、除瘜肉。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，寒，有小毒（《别录》酸）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·䕡茹·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·䕡茹·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·䕡茹·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·䕡茹·主治（本经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·䕡茹·气味（小毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.