Herb

Qiang lang zhuan wan (a dung-beetle ball)

蜣螂转丸qiang lang zhuan wan
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, decocted and the juice taken, for cold-damage, seasonal disease, jaundice with vexing heat and cholera, and (charred, taken in wine) for goiter and applied to fistulous sores.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·蜣螂转丸·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 & physical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：汤淋绞汁服，疗伤寒时气、黄疸烦热及霍乱吐泻；古载烧存性酒服治项瘿，涂一切瘘疮。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸、苦，大寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·蜣螂转丸·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·蜣螂转丸·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·蜣螂转丸·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.