Herb

Ren shi (a human louse)

人虱ren shi
1 sourceSafety notes recordedPediculus humanus

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for sores, ten placed on the sore and moxa'd to draw out the root, and for corns between the toes. Recorded in the source as slightly toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·人虱·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：又治疔肿，以十枚置疮上，灸之即根出；又治脚指间肉刺疮，以黑虱傅之，根亦出也。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，平，微毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·人虱·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·人虱·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·人虱·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·人虱·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.