Herb

Shrimp (Xia)

虾xia
1 sourceSafety notes recordedMacrobrachium

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for hemorrhoid disease and childhood roving red-and-white swelling (pounded and applied), and (in soup) for masses, aiding pox eruption and promoting lactation. Recorded in the source as slightly toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼·虾·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：五野鸡病，小儿赤白游肿，捣碎傅之；作羹，治鳖瘕，托痘疮，下乳汁。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼·虾·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·虾·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·虾·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼·虾·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.