Herb

Shi shu (a squirrel)

鼫鼠shi shu
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for sore throat-block and all heat-qi, ground to powder and held in the throat.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十一·兽部·鼠类·鼫鼠·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：咽喉痹痛，一切热气，研末含咽。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十一·兽部·鼠类·鼫鼠·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·鼠类·鼫鼠·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十一·兽部·鼠类·鼫鼠·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.