Herb

Jing zhong tai (well moss)

井中苔及萍蓝jing zhong tai
1 source

Recorded, applied topically, for lacquer-sores, heat-sores, burns and water-swelling, and as an antidote to drug toxins.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十一·苔·井中苔·主治（别录）

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 & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：《别录》载主漆疮热疮水肿，井中蓝杀野葛、巴豆诸毒；弘景谓疗汤火灼疮。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，大寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·井中苔·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·井中苔·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十一·苔·井中苔·主治（别录）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.