Herb

Qing fu (a water bug)

青蚨qing fu
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for supplementing the centre, reinforcing yang, dispelling cold-qi and improving the complexion, and for consolidating essence and reducing urination.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·青蚨·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：补中，益阳道，去冷气，令人悦泽；秘精，缩小便。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·青蚨·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·青蚨·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·虫部·卵生类下·青蚨·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.