Herb

Millipede (Ma lu)

马陆ma lu
1 sourceSafety notes recordedProspirobolus

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for large hard abdominal masses, breaking accumulation and excrescences, chills and fever with binding below the ribs, and warding off malign influences and malaria. Recorded in the source as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·马陆·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：腹中大坚癥；破积聚息肉；疗寒热痞结，胁下满；辟邪疟。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·马陆·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·马陆·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·马陆·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·马陆·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.