Herb

Qi cao (a scarab grub)

蛴螬qi cao
1 sourceSafety notes recordedHolotrichia diomphalia

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for malign and stasis blood, impediment and fracture, blood hardness below the ribs, amenorrhea, and eye nebula and membrane (the juice dripped into the eye). Recorded in the source as toxic.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十一·虫部·化生类·蛴螬·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：恶血血瘀，痹气破折，血在胁下坚满痛；月闭，目中淫肤、青翳、白膜；取汁滴目，去翳障。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，微温，有毒。

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十一·虫部·化生类·蛴螬·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十一·虫部·化生类·蛴螬·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十一·虫部·化生类·蛴螬·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十一·虫部·化生类·蛴螬·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.