Herb

Ye weng (a potter wasp)

蠮螉ye weng
1 sourceEumenes

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for chronic deafness, counterflow cough and toxin, drawing out thorns and promoting sweating, nasal congestion, and checking vomiting.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·蠮螉·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：久聋，咳逆毒气，出刺出汗；疗鼻窒；治呕逆。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·蠮螉·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·蠮螉·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十九·虫部·卵生类上·蠮螉·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.