Buthus Martensis Scorpion, Buthus
Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Neutral
- Nature & Flavour
- Salty, Spicy, Neutral, Toxic
- Channels Entered
- LIV
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Buthus Martensis
- Chinese
- 全蝎
- Tone Marks
- quán xiē
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
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This herb is considered toxic.
(while some Chinese herbs are toxic, it must be noted that many come prepared, or are combined, to mitigate their toxicity)
This herb is considered endangered, toxic, or is illegal in the United States
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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