Herb

Qian li ji (Senecio scandens)

千里及qian li ji
1 sourceSafety notes recordedSenecio scandens Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Clears heat-toxin and brightens the eyes, recorded for epidemic jaundice, malaria and dysentery, and applied to snake and dog bites. Recorded as slightly toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·千里及·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：藏器谓主天下疫气结黄、瘴疟蛊毒，煮汁服取吐下，亦捣傅蛇犬咬；苏颂谓同甘草煮汁饮退热明目；时珍谓同小青煎服治赤痢腹痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，有小毒（苏颂谓苦、甘，寒，无毒）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·千里及·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·千里及·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·千里及·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·千里及·气味（小毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.