Herb

Jiang shui (fermented millet water)

浆水jiang shui
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for harmonizing and moving qi, strengthening, opening the appetite and relieving thirst, cholera and diarrhea, dispersing food, and (soured) for checking vomiting and promoting urination.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五·地水类·浆水·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：主调中引气、宣和强力、通关开胃止渴、霍乱泄利、消宿食；古载煎令酸止呕哕、利小便。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、酸，微温，无毒。

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