Herb

Mock Strawberry (She mei)

蛇莓she mei

1 sourceSafety notes recordedHerba Duchesneae Indicae

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Clears heat and resolves toxicity for high fever and toxic sores, frees menstruation, and is applied to swellings, snakebite and burns. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·蛇莓·主治（别录）

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).

Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：《别录》载主胸腹大热不止；弘景谓伤寒大热及溪毒、射工毒甚良；大明谓通月经、熁疮肿、傅蛇伤；时珍谓傅汤火伤痛即止。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、酸，大寒，有毒。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·蛇莓·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·蛇莓·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·蛇莓·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·蛇莓·主治（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·蛇莓·气味（有毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.