Witnessed by: TCM
Hare droppings, of the Leporidae (Mammalia) family. The hare and the rabbit, grazers of field and scrub; the drug is what they leave; native range: gathered from the field wherever hares run, and from rabbit hutches. Globally recognized as tu shi (兔矢), wang yue sha (望月砂) in Chinese, and hare droppings, rabbit faeces in English. The part used is the dried droppings. Small dry pellets, pale brown and near-spherical, light and crumbly, made of coarsely chewed plant fibre, and — dried and aired — barely smelling of anything at all.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
HARE DROPPINGS
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- hare droppings
- Family
- Leporidae (Mammalia)
Form
- Part used
- the dried droppings
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- pungent (辛)
Temperature
- TCM
- cold (寒)
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Liver · Lung
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- clears the liver and brightens the eyes, disperses superficial visual obstruction, and kills parasites and reduces childhood nutritional impairment
Cautions
- Contraindications
- cold and deficient patterns of the spleen and stomach, and pregnancy
- Toxicity
- low toxicity; a raw animal dropping carries the obvious risk of infection and parasites, and must be well dried and cooked
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