Herb

Ran she dan (python gall)

蚺蛇胆ran she dan
1 sourceSafety notes recordedFel Serpentis

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for swollen painful eyes, eroding pain of the heart, abdomen and lower body, breaking and staunching blood in dysentery, worm-gu bleeding, brightening the eyes, removing corneal membrane, and for severe wind disease. Recorded in the source as slightly toxic. Historical record only; from an endangered, internationally protected species (python).

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·蚺蛇胆·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).
Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、苦，寒，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·蚺蛇胆·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·蚺蛇胆·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·蚺蛇胆·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·蚺蛇胆·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.