Herb

Ground beetle (Zhe chong)

䗪虫zhe chong
1 sourceSafety notes recordedEupolyphaga

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for blood accumulation and masses, breaking hardness, freeing blocked menstruation, postpartum blood accumulation and traumatic stasis, and for tongue swelling, mouth sores and childhood night-crying. Recorded in the source as toxic.

Used in 3 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十一·虫部·化生类·䗪虫·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：血积癥瘕，破坚，下血闭，生子大良；月水不通，破留血积聚；行产后血积，折伤瘀血，治重舌木舌口疮，小儿腹痛夜啼。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，寒，有毒。

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十一·虫部·化生类·䗪虫·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·䗪虫·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·䗪虫·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十一·虫部·化生类·䗪虫·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.