Herb

Scorpion (Xie)

蝎xie
1 sourceSafety notes recordedScorpio

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for wind-rash and wind-stroke hemiplegia, childhood fright epilepsy and convulsions, adult malaria, deafness, hernial qi, wind-sores, and women's discharge and prolapse. Recorded in the source as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·蝎·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：诸风瘾疹，及中风半身不遂；小儿惊痫风搐，大人痎疟，耳聋疝气，诸风疮，女人带下阴脱。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、辛，平，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·蝎·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·蝎·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·虫部·卵生类下·蝎·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·虫部·卵生类下·蝎·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.