Herb

Jing di ni (well-bottom mud)

井底泥jing di ni
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, applied to scalds and burns, and for febrile disease in pregnancy, applied below the heart and to the lower abdomen to protect the fetus.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·井底泥·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：主涂汤火疮；古载疗妊娠热病取傅心下及丹田，可护胎气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 至冷。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·井底泥·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·井底泥·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·井底泥·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.