Herb
Qing yao chong (a blister beetle)
青腰虫qing yao chong
1 sourceSafety notes recorded
Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for eroding malign sores and excrescences and killing tinea worms. Recorded in the source as severely toxic.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·青腰虫·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).
Further reading · modern literature
Third-party peer-reviewed literature listed for further reading. Not a MateriaTrace safety determination, and not a diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
- Cantharidin: a double-edged sword in medicine and toxicologyFront Pharmacol · 2025 · PMID 41041648
- Mylabris: a review of its biological characteristics, chemical composition, pharmacological, toxicology, pharmacokinetics, and marketed drugsFront Pharmacol · 2025 · PMID 41268445
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 有大毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·青腰虫·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·青腰虫·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·青腰虫·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·青腰虫·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.