Herb

She po (a sea snake)

蛇婆she po
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for red-and-white toxic dysentery, gu-toxin with bleeding, hemorrhoid disease, and malign sores.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·蛇婆·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：赤白毒痢，蛊毒下血，五野鸡病，恶疮。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·蛇婆·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·蛇婆·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·蛇婆·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.