Herb

Qin gui (a mountain tortoise)

秦龟qin gui
1 sourceTestudo

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for dispelling damp impediment with heaviness and immovable joints, stubborn wind-cold impediment, joint qi-block, women's discharge, and breaking masses.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·秦龟·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：除湿痹气，身重，四肢关节不可动摇；顽风冷痹，关节气壅，妇人赤白带下，破积癥。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·秦龟·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·秦龟·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·秦龟·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.