Herb

Ox Bezoar (Niu huang)

牛黄niu huang
1 sourceSafety notes recordedCalculus Bovis

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for fright epilepsy, chills and fever, extreme heat with mania and spasm, dispelling malign influences, and for wind-stroke with loss of voice and clenched jaw and women's fright palpitation; clearing the heart, transforming heat, freeing phlegm and cooling fright.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十·兽部·畜类·牛黄·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：惊痫寒热，热盛狂痓，除邪逐鬼；主中风失音口噤，妇人血噤惊悸；清心化热，利痰凉惊。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·牛黄·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·牛黄·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·牛黄·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·牛黄·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.