Herb

Shu fu (pillbug)

鼠妇shu fu

1 sourceArmadillidium vulgare

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for qi-block with dysuria, women's amenorrhea and blood masses, epilepsy with chills and fever, disinhibiting water, and for chronic malaria, wind-worm toothache, and childhood convulsions and thrush.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十一·虫部·化生类·鼠妇·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：气癃不得小便，妇人月闭血瘕，痫痓寒热，利水道；治久疟寒热，风虫牙齿疼痛，小儿撮口惊风，鹅口疮。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，温，无毒。

Used in formulas

Turtle Shell Decocted Pill

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十一·虫部·化生类·鼠妇·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十一·虫部·化生类·鼠妇·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十一·虫部·化生类·鼠妇·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.