Herb

Ru zhi (human milk)

乳汁ru-zhi
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for supplementing the five viscera and improving the complexion, for red painful tearing eyes, and resolving certain food toxins. Historical, human-derived record only.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十二·人部·乳汁·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：古籍载其用于补益、目赤多泪、解独肝牛肉毒等证（《别录》）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、咸，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十二·人部·乳汁·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·乳汁·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·乳汁·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.