Herb

Qu (a maggot)

蛆qu

1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, the privy maggot for childhood gan and gan-sores, febrile delirium, and toxic dysentery with vomiting.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·蛆·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：粪中蛆治小儿诸疳积疳疮，热病谵妄，毒痢作吐。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 寒，无毒。

Citations

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