Herb
Han shan (a sweat-shirt)
汗衫han shan
1 source
Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for sudden malign-influence collapse with unconsciousness, cold limbs and clear blood from mouth and nose, an old grimy sweat-shirt burnt to ash and taken in boiled water or wine, a man's for women and a woman's for men.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十八·服帛类·汗衫·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:主卒中忤恶鬼气、卒倒不知人、逆冷、口鼻出清血,用久垢汗衫烧灰百沸汤或酒服,男用女女用男。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·服帛类·汗衫·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·服帛类·汗衫·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.