Herb

Cao xie (a straw sandal)

草鞋cao xie
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, a worn straw sandal with tangled hair burnt to ash and applied in vinegar for childhood heat-toxin roving swelling, and for hastening delivery and cholera.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十八·服帛类·草鞋·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 & physical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：破草鞋和人乱发烧灰醋调傅小儿热毒游肿；古载催生、治霍乱。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·服帛类·草鞋·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·服帛类·草鞋·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.