Herb

Mu li lu

木藜芦mu li lu

1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded, applied externally, for scabies and tinea and as a vermifuge. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·毒草·木藜芦·主治（藏器）

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：藏器谓主疥癣、杀虫。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦、辛，温，有毒。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·木藜芦·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·木藜芦·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·木藜芦·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·木藜芦·主治（藏器）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·木藜芦·气味（有毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.