Herb

Tuan (a hog badger)

貒tuan
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for long-unhealed water-distension near death, made into soup to drain water.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十一·兽部·兽类·貒·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：水胀久不瘥、垂死者，作羹食之，下水大效。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、酸，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十一·兽部·兽类·貒·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十一·兽部·兽类·貒·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十一·兽部·兽类·貒·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.