Herb
Wall gecko (Shou gong)
守宫shou gong
1 sourceSafety notes recordedGecko
Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.
Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for wind-stroke paralysis with disability or joint-running wind pain, wind-spasm and fright epilepsy, childhood gan-dysentery, blood-masses, leprosy and scrofula, and for scorpion sting. Recorded in the source as slightly toxic.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·守宫·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：中风瘫痪，手足不举，或历节风痛，及风痓惊痫，小儿疳痢，血积成痞，疠风瘰疬，疗蝎螫。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 咸，寒，有小毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·守宫·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·龙类·守宫·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·龙类·守宫·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·龙类·守宫·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.