Herb

Shan ta (a disputed mountain animal)

山獭shan ta
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for yang vacuity and impotence with cold thin essence, a little ground in wine and taken.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十一·兽部·兽类·山獭·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：阳虚阴痿，精寒而清者，酒磨少许服之。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，热，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十一·兽部·兽类·山獭·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·兽类·山獭·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十一·兽部·兽类·山獭·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.