Herb

Ren niao (human urine)

人尿ren-niao
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for chills, fever and headache, that of young boys held best. Historical, human-derived record only.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十二·人部·人尿·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: 咸，寒，无毒。

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十二·人部·人尿·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十二·人部·人尿·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十二·人部·人尿·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.