Herb

Dong hui (winter wood-ash)

冬灰dong hui
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for removing moles, warts and skin growths, eroding sores and scabies, and (boiling beans) for severe water-swelling, and (with vinegar, applied warm) for cold abdominal pain and blood-qi pain. A caustic, alkaline substance.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·冬灰·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：主去黑子、疣、瘜肉、疽蚀、疥瘙；古载煮豆食大下水肿，醋和热灰熨心腹冷气痛及血气绞痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，微温，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·冬灰·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·冬灰·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·冬灰·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·冬灰·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.