Herb

Xi gui (loggerhead turtle)

蠵龟xi gui

1 sourceSafety notes recordedCaretta caretta

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for blood disease and knife or arrow toxin (the decoction drunk), and resolving drug and gu-toxin. Historical record only; from an endangered, internationally protected species (loggerhead turtle).

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·蠵龟·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: 甘、咸，平，无毒。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·蠵龟·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·蠵龟·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十五·介部·龟鳖类·蠵龟·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.