Herb

Tu feng ke (a ground-wasp nest)

土蜂窠tu feng ke
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for abscess swelling and head-wind, childhood cholera (roasted, ground and taken in milk), applied in vinegar to toxic swelling, spider and wasp bites, and for difficult delivery.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·土蜂窠·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 & physical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：主痈肿风头；古载小儿霍乱吐泻炙研乳汁服，醋调涂肿毒及蜘蛛咬、蜂虿毒，治丁肿乳蛾、妇人难产。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·土蜂窠·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·土蜂窠·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·土蜂窠·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.