Herb
Datura Flower (Yang jin hua)
洋金花yang jin hua
1 sourceSafety notes recordedFlos Daturae
Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.
Recorded for wind and cold-damp leg-qi as a wash and for fright epilepsy, and as a component of classical anesthetic preparations. Recorded as toxic.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·草部·毒草类·曼陀罗花·主治（时珍·脚气）
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：诸风及寒湿脚气，煎汤洗之。又主惊痫及脱肛，并入麻药（时珍）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 辛，温，有毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·曼陀罗花（《纲目》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·曼陀罗花·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·草部·毒草类·曼陀罗花·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·草部·毒草类·曼陀罗花·主治（时珍·脚气）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·曼陀罗花·主治（时珍·麻药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·草部·毒草类·曼陀罗花·发明（昏醉·麻醉）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.