Herb

Water snake (Shui she)

水蛇shui she
1 sourceEnhydris

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for wasting-thirst, vexing heat and toxic dysentery.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·水蛇·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：消渴，烦热，毒痢。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、咸，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·蛇类·水蛇·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·蛇类·水蛇·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·蛇类·水蛇·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.