Herb

Earthworm (Qiu yin)

蚯蚓qiu yin
1 sourcePheretima

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for snake masses, expelling the three worms and gu-toxin, killing parasites, and (dissolved to a liquid) for cold-damage with lurking heat and delirium, abdominal jaundice, wind-stroke, epilepsy and throat-block.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·蚯蚓·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：蛇瘕，去三虫伏尸，鬼疰蛊毒，杀长虫；化为水，疗伤寒，伏热狂谬，大腹黄疸；治中风、痫疾、喉痹。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·蚯蚓·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·蚯蚓·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·蚯蚓·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·蚯蚓·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.