Herb

Zhu xue (animal blood)

诸血zhu xue
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for supplementing insufficient blood and blood-desiccation, resolving drug and mushroom toxins, relieving thirst, and dispelling erysipelas and vexing heat.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十·兽部·畜类·诸血·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：补人身血不足，或患血枯；解诸药毒、菌毒，止渴，除丹毒，去烦热。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·诸血·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·诸血·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·诸血·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.