Herb

Snake slough (She tui)

蛇蜕she tui
1 sourcePeriostracum Serpentis

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for childhood fright epilepsy of many kinds, seizures and convulsions, tongue-thrusting and head-shaking, chills, fever, hemorrhoids and gu-toxin, and for dispelling malign influences, wind and worms.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·蛇蜕·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：小儿百二十种惊痫蛇痫；癫疾瘈疭，弄舌摇头，寒热肠痔，蛊毒；辟恶去风杀虫。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸、甘，平，无毒。火熬之良。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·蛇蜕·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·蛇蜕·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·蛇蜕·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·蛇蜕·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.