Herb

Zhu shi (a bamboo louse)

竹虱zhu shi
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for wind-stroke and hemiplegia, freeing the channels and drawing out drool. Recorded in the source as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十一·虫部·化生类·竹虱·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：中风，半身不遂，能透经络，追涎。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十一·虫部·化生类·竹虱·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·竹虱·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·竹虱·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·竹虱·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.