Herb

Flying fish (Wen yao yu)

文鳐鱼wen yao yu
1 sourceExocoetus

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for difficult delivery, burnt black, ground and taken in wine, and for resolving mania and hemorrhoids.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼·文鳐鱼·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：妇人难产，烧黑研末，酒服一钱；已狂已痔。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、酸，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼·文鳐鱼·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼·文鳐鱼·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼·文鳐鱼·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.