Properties: Sweet, warm, highly toxic
Meridans Entered:
Primary: None given
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Resolves swelling and removes Toxicity, dissipates nodules and alleviates pain, kills parasites
Sores and boils, scrofula, chronic skin ulcers
Fever of unknown origin
Suggested Daily Dosage: Applied on affected area
Cautions: It is forbidden to take it orally.
Notable Constituents:
- Tetrodotoxin
Potent neurotoxin with potential analgesic activity, it binds to the pores of fast voltage-gated fast sodium channels in nerve cell membranes, inhibiting nerve action potentials and blocking nerve transmission causing paresthesia, paralysis and death.
Does not appear in any formulae listed on this site
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Reference Notes:
Individual herb information has sourced mainly from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes. Zhou, Xie and Yan (2011): Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Vol. 5, has been used for entries not available from those sources with additional material searched for and filled in where available. Western herbs not appearing in the Chinese literature have used Ross (2010): Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine: A Clinical Materia Medica, White Rabbit Institute of Healing and therapeutika.ch. Choices of which source to use or combine have been my own.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently. Dosages are for guidance only and will vary dependening on the potency of the batch and the tolerance of the individual so should be evaluated by a professional based on individual needs.
