Herb

Tan (Dalbergia hupeana)

檀tan mu
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded as a famine food (the bark as flour), and the root bark applied to sores and scabies to kill worms. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十五·乔木·檀·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 & 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：皮和榆皮为粉食，可断谷救荒；根皮涂疮疥、杀虫。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，平，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·檀·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·檀·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·檀·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·檀·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.