Herb

Ji tian li xia tu (earth from the ceremonial furrow)

天子藉田三推犁下土ji tian li xia tu
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, taken in water, for fright palpitation and epilepsy, quieting the spirit and strengthening the will.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·天子藉田三推犁下土·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：水服主惊悸癫邪，安神定魄强志。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·天子藉田三推犁下土·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·天子藉田三推犁下土·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·天子藉田三推犁下土·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.