Herb

Eel (Man li yu)

鳗鲡鱼man li yu
1 sourceSafety notes recordedAnguilla japonica

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for hemorrhoids, fistulous sores and malign sores, and killing worms. Recorded in the source as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼·鳗鲡鱼·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：五痔疮瘘，杀诸虫；治恶疮。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼·鳗鲡鱼·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼·鳗鲡鱼·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼·鳗鲡鱼·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼·鳗鲡鱼·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.