Herb
Tuo jia (Chinese alligator scute)
鼍甲tuo jia
1 sourceSafety notes recordedAlligator sinensis
Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.
Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for heart-abdomen masses, deep-seated accumulation, chills and fever, women's lower-abdominal pain, multicoloured flooding, and sores and dead flesh. Recorded in the source as toxic. Historical record only; from an endangered, internationally protected species (Chinese alligator).
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·鼍甲·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).
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 酸，微温，有毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·鼍甲·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·鼍甲·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·鼍甲·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·鼍甲·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.