Herb

Jiao jiao bu (a foot-wrapping cloth)

缴脚布jiao jiao bu
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for relapse after epidemic illness, the washings taken (the grimier the better), and a man's foot-cloth bound on to stop lactation.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十八·服帛类·缴脚布·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：主天行劳复，洗汁服之，多垢者佳；古载妇人欲回乳用男子裹足布勒住。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·服帛类·缴脚布·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·缴脚布·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·服帛类·缴脚布·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.