Herb

Mandarin duck (Yuan yang)

鸳鸯yuan-yang
1 sourceSafety notes recordedAix galericulata

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for fistulas, scabies and tinea, steeped in wine, roasted hot and applied to the sore, renewed when cold. Recorded in the source as slightly toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十七·禽部·水禽类·鸳鸯·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：诸瘘疥癣，以酒浸。炙令热，傅贴疮上，冷即易（《嘉祐》）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，平，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十七·禽部·水禽类·鸳鸯·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十七·禽部·水禽类·鸳鸯·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十七·禽部·水禽类·鸳鸯·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十七·禽部·水禽类·鸳鸯·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.