Herb

Zao jia du chong (a gleditsia-borer larva)

皂荚蠹虫zao jia du chong
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for a fly lodged in the ear, ground and applied with eel blood.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十一·虫部·化生类·皂荚蠹虫·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：蝇入人耳害人，研烂同鳝鱼血点之。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十一·虫部·化生类·皂荚蠹虫·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十一·虫部·化生类·皂荚蠹虫·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十一·虫部·化生类·皂荚蠹虫·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.