Herb
Nux Vomica (Ma qian zi)
马钱子ma qian zi
1 sourceSemen Strychni
Recorded for febrile throat blockage and pain and for dispersing lumps, held in the mouth with the juice swallowed. A highly toxic substance.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·草部·蔓草类·番木鳖·主治（时珍）
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：伤寒热病，咽喉痹痛，消痞块。并含之咽汁，或磨水噙咽（时珍）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒（按：原文气味作无毒，然集解载能毒狗至死，实为有毒之品）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·番木鳖（《纲目》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·番木鳖·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·番木鳖·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·番木鳖·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·草部·蔓草类·番木鳖·集解（毒狗至死）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.