Herb
Nettle (Xun ma)
荨麻xun ma
1 sourceSafety notes recordedUrtica fissa E.Pritz.
Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.
Recorded, applied topically, for snakebite and for early wind-rash. A severely irritant, toxic plant.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·毒草·荨麻·主治（苏颂）
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).
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛、苦，寒，有大毒（吐利人不止）。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·荨麻·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·荨麻·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·荨麻·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·荨麻·主治（苏颂）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·荨麻·气味（大毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.