Herb

Che zhi (cart-axle grease)

车脂che zhi
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for sudden heart pain and malign qi (taken in hot wine), wind-stroke mania (taken in hot vinegar), breast abscess, hastening delivery, settling fright and dispelling malaria.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十八·器物类·车脂·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：主卒心痛、中恶气，以热酒服之；古载中风发狂取膏热醋搅消服，治妇人妒乳乳痈、催生定惊除疟。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·车脂·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·器物类·车脂·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·车脂·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.