Herb

Dragonfly (Qing ling)

蜻蛉qing ling
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for strengthening yin and checking emission, reinforcing yang and warming the kidney.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·蜻蛉·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：强阴，止精；壮阳，暖水脏。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 微寒，无毒。

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