Herb

Horse (Ma)

马ma
1 sourceSafety notes recordedEquus caballus

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for injury to the centre, clearing heat and downbearing qi, strengthening the sinews and bones and the loins and spine, and (dried) for chills, fever and atrophy-impediment. Recorded in the source as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十·兽部·畜类·马·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：伤中，除热下气，长筋骨，强腰脊，壮健，强志轻身；作脯，治寒热痿痹。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、苦，冷，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·马·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·马·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·马·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·马·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.