Herb

Snub-nosed monkey (Rong)

狨rong
1 sourceSafety notes recordedRhinopithecus

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, eaten, for regulating the five kinds of hemorrhoids, and sitting long on its pelt is also recorded as beneficial. Historical record only; from an endangered, internationally protected species (snub-nosed monkey).

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十一·兽部·寓类怪类·狨·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).
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十一·兽部·寓类怪类·狨·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十一·兽部·寓类怪类·狨·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.