Herb

Dong bi tu (eastern wall earth)

东壁土dong bi tu
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for lower-body sores and rectal prolapse, checking dysentery, cholera and vexation, for malaria, applied to the eyes for nebula, and for childhood navel-wind and tinea.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·东壁土·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：主下部疮、脱肛；古载止泄痢霍乱烦闷、温疟、点目去翳，疗小儿风脐、摩干湿二癣。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·东壁土·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·东壁土·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·东壁土·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.