Herb

Mang cao (Illicium)

莽草mang cao
1 sourceSafety notes recordedIllicium lanceolatum A.C.Sm.

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded, applied externally and not taken as decoction, for head sores and swellings, scrofula, and as a wash for itching wind. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·毒草·莽草·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》载主风头痈肿、乳痈疝瘕、除结气疥瘙、杀虫鱼；《别录》载疗喉痹不通、乳难、头风痒可用沐（勿令入眼）；又治瘰疬、除湿风，不入汤服。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，有毒（雷公、桐君谓苦，有毒）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·莽草·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·莽草·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·莽草·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·莽草·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·莽草·释名（迷罔毒鼠）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.