Herb
She gui (a snapping turtle)
摄龟she gui
1 sourceSafety notes recorded
Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.
Recorded in Bencao Gangmu (raw, ground, applied) for sprains and sinew injury, and (raw, pounded) for snakebite, as it preys on snakes. Recorded in the source as toxic.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·摄龟·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：生研，涂扑损筋脉伤；生捣，罯蛇伤，以其食蛇也。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 甘、寒，有毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·摄龟·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·摄龟·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·摄龟·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·摄龟·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.