Herb

Chong chu kang (fine rice husk)

舂杵头细糠chong chu kang
1 source

Recorded for sudden choking and dysphagia, held in the mouth or taken as a decoction to downbear qi and free the diaphragm.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十五·造酿·舂杵头细糠·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 & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：主卒噎，刮取含之，亦可煎汤呷之；下气开膈、治噎膈反胃。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、甘，热。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·舂杵头细糠·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·舂杵头细糠·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·舂杵头细糠·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.