Herb

Jie qi shui (solar-term water)

节气水jie qi shui
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu: 'spring-commencement' and 'clear-bright' water, called spirit-water, used to steep wind, spleen-stomach and tonic pills and medicinal wines, keeping long without spoiling.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五·地水类·节气水·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：立春、清明二节贮水谓之神水，宜浸造诸风、脾胃虚损、诸丹丸散及药酒，久留不坏。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·节气水·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·节气水·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.