Herb

Zui yu cao (Buddleja)

醉鱼草zui yu cao
1 sourceSafety notes recordedBuddleja lindleyana Fortune

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for phlegm-rheum wheezing, fish-poisoning and bone-choke, and chronic malaria. Recorded as toxic (also used to stupefy fish).

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十七·毒草·醉鱼草·主治（时珍）

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 & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：时珍谓花主痰饮成齁、遇寒便发，研末和米粉作果炙食；又治误食石斑鱼子中毒吐不止、诸鱼骨鲠；久疟成癖。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、苦，温，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·醉鱼草·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·醉鱼草·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·醉鱼草·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·醉鱼草·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十七·毒草·醉鱼草·气味（小毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.