Herb

Human parietal bone

天灵盖tian-ling-gai
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

In Bencao Gangmu, recorded for corpse-transmitted consumption and lingering possession-like disorders, chronic miasmic taxation-malaria, and irregular fever and chills. Historical, human-derived record only.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十二·人部·天灵盖·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).
Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十二·人部·天灵盖·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十二·人部·天灵盖·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十二·人部·天灵盖·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.