Herb

Hu yan ke tu (swallow-nest mud)

胡燕窠土hu yan ke tu
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, as a bath, to dispel fright in children, and applied in water for wind-itch rashes, malign thorn-sores, spreading sores, mouth-corner sores and bald-scalp.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·胡燕窠土·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：作汤浴小儿去惊邪；古载主风瘙瘾疹及恶刺疮、浸淫瘑疮，并水和傅之，治口吻白秃诸疮。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·胡燕窠土·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·胡燕窠土·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·胡燕窠土·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.