Herb
Shan ci gu (Cremastra)
山慈姑shan ci gu
1 sourceSafety notes recordedPseudobulbus Cremastrae seu Pleiones
Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.
Clears heat and resolves toxicity to disperse nodules, scrofula and toxic sores, applied to bites and swellings. Recorded as toxic.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十三·草部·山草类下·山慈姑·主治（藏器）
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 & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 甘、微辛，有小毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·山慈姑（宋《嘉祐》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·山慈姑·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·山慈姑·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·山慈姑·主治（藏器）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·山慈姑·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·山慈姑·主治（剥面皮·腐蚀）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.