Herb

Jin lan shui (indigo-steeping water)

浸蓝水jin lan shui
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for clearing heat, resolving toxin and killing worms, for a swallowed leech becoming an accumulation, and for throat disease and dysphagia.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五·地水类·浸蓝水·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：主除热、解毒、杀虫；古载治误吞水蛭成积，染布水疗咽喉病及噎疾。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、苦，寒，无毒。

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