Herb

Snail (Wo niu)

蜗牛wo niu
1 sourceSafety notes recordedEulota

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for sprains, rectal prolapse, sinew tension and fright epilepsy, relieving wasting-thirst, and for childhood navel-wind, promoting urination, dispersing throat-block, staunching nosebleed and freeing deafness. Recorded in the source as slightly toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·蜗牛·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：踠跌，大肠下脱肛，筋急及惊痫；生研汁饮，止消渴；治小儿脐风撮口，利小便，消喉痹，止鼻衄，通耳聋。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，寒，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·蜗牛·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·蜗牛·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·蜗牛·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十二·虫部·湿生类·蜗牛·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.