Herb
Red Spider Lily (Shi suan)
石蒜shi suan
1 sourceSafety notes recordedBulbus Lycoridis Radiatae
Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.
Recorded, applied topically, for toxic swellings and sores, and taken to induce vomiting for water-toxin. Recorded as toxic.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十三·草部·山草类下·石蒜·主治（苏颂）
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：苏颂谓傅贴肿毒；时珍谓疗疔疮恶核，可水煎服取汗及捣傅之，中溪毒者酒煎服取吐。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛、甘，温，有小毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·石蒜·集解（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·石蒜·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·石蒜·释名（一枝箭）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·石蒜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·石蒜·主治（苏颂）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·石蒜·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·石蒜·气味（小毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.