Herb

Yin yu (Skimmia)

茵芋yin yu
1 sourceSafety notes recordedSkimmia reevesiana (Fortune) Fortune

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for wind-damp impediment, joint pain and weak legs. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·毒草·茵芋·主治（本经）

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：《本经》载主五脏邪气、心腹寒热、羸瘦如疟状、诸关节风湿痹痛；《别录》载疗久风湿、走四肢、脚弱；甄权谓治软脚毒风、拘急挛痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，温，有毒（甄权谓苦、辛，有小毒）。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·茵芋·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·茵芋·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·茵芋·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·茵芋·主治（本经）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·茵芋·气味（有毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.