Herb

Dong shuang (winter frost)

冬霜dong shuang
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for resolving alcohol heat, cold-damage nasal congestion and post-drinking facial flushing, and (with clam powder) applied to summer heat-rash and underarm swelling.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五·天水类·冬霜·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：食之解酒热、伤寒鼻塞、酒后诸热面赤；古载和蚌粉傅暑月痱疮及腋下赤肿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·天水类·冬霜·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·天水类·冬霜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·天水类·冬霜·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.