Herb

Hu xian xia tu (earth from under a threshold)

户限下土hu xian xia tu
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for postpartum abdominal pain, taken in hot wine, and (with sparrow droppings in warm wine) for breast distension.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·户限下土·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：主产后腹痛，热酒服一钱；古载治吹奶，和雄雀粪暖酒服。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·户限下土·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·户限下土·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·户限下土·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.