Herb

Spider (Zhi zhu)

蜘蛛zhi zhu
1 sourceSafety notes recordedAranea

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for genital swelling in adults and children and childhood abdominal distension and emaciation, placed on centipede, bee and scorpion stings to draw out the venom, and for snake toxin, malaria and cholera. Recorded in the source as slightly toxic.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·蜘蛛·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：大人、小儿㿉，及小儿大腹丁奚，三年不能行者；蜈蚣、蜂、虿螫人，取置咬处，吸其毒；主蛇毒温疟，止呕逆霍乱。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 微寒，有小毒。

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Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·蜘蛛·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十·虫部·卵生类下·蜘蛛·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·虫部·卵生类下·蜘蛛·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·虫部·卵生类下·蜘蛛·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.