Herb

Longhorn beetle (Tian niu)

天牛tian niu
1 sourceSafety notes recordedBatocera horsfieldi

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for malaria with chills and fever, childhood acute fright wind, sores and embedded arrowheads, and removing moles. Recorded in the source as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十一·虫部·化生类·天牛·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：疟疾寒热，小儿急惊风，及疔肿箭镞入肉，去痣靥。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十一·虫部·化生类·天牛·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·天牛·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·天牛·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十一·虫部·化生类·天牛·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.