Herb

Hedgehog (Wei)

猬wei
1 sourceCorium Erinacei

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for hemorrhoids and genital erosion, bleeding below of various colours, genital swelling with pain reaching the loins and back, and for abdominal pain and hernial accumulation.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十一·兽部·寓类怪类·猬·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：五痔阴蚀，下血赤白，五色血汁不止，阴肿，痛引腰背；疗腹痛疝积。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十一·兽部·寓类怪类·猬·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·寓类怪类·猬·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·寓类怪类·猬·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.