Herb
Nao yang hua (Rhododendron molle)
闹羊花nao yang hua
1 sourceSafety notes recordedFlos Rhododendri Mollis
Recorded for wind in the skin, malaria and impediment pain, and as a topical counter-irritant. A severely toxic substance.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·草部·毒草类·羊踯躅·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).
Further reading · modern literature
Third-party peer-reviewed literature listed for further reading. Not a MateriaTrace safety determination, and not a diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
- Grayanotoxin poisoning: 'mad honey disease' and beyondCardiovascular Toxicology · 2012 · PMID 22528814
- Clinical review of grayanotoxin/mad honey poisoning past and presentClinical Toxicology (Phila) · 2008 · PMID 18568799
- The genus Rhododendron: an ethnopharmacological and toxicological reviewJournal of Ethnopharmacology · 2013 · PMID 23454683
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛，温，有大毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·羊踯躅（《本经》下品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·羊踯躅·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·草部·毒草类·羊踯躅·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·草部·毒草类·羊踯躅·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·草部·毒草类·羊踯躅·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·羊踯躅·气味（不入汤使）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·羊踯躅·发明（入酒致毙）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.