Herb

Tung Oil Tree (Ying zi tong)

罂子桐ying zi tong
1 sourceSafety notes recordedVernicia fordii (Hemsl.) Airy Shaw

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded, used externally, for scabies, tinea and toxic sores, draining water-swelling and applied to rat bites. A severely toxic seed and oil.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十五·乔木·罂子桐·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 & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、微辛，寒，有大毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·罂子桐·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·罂子桐·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·罂子桐·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十五·乔木·罂子桐·气味（大毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.