Herb

Chinese Tallow (Wu jiu mu)

乌桕木wu jiu mu
1 sourceSafety notes recordedTriadica sebifera (L.) Small

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for draining water in edema and masses, freeing the bowels and urine, and resolving snake toxin. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十五·乔木·乌桕木·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 & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：主暴水、癥结积聚；疗头风，通大小便，解蛇毒；利水消肿、攻下逐水。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，微温，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·乌桕木·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·乌桕木·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·乌桕木·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·乌桕木·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.