Herb

Lion (Shi)

狮shi
1 sourceSafety notes recordedPanthera leo

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for breaking old blood and killing worms, and (burnt) dispelling malign-influence qi. Historical record only; from an endangered, internationally protected species (lion).

Source

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