Herb

Juan (plain silk)

绢juan

1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu: yellow raw-silk decocted and taken for wasting-thirst, bladder injury in childbirth, and washing ulcerated pox; burnt to ash it checks bloody dysentery, bleeding, blood ejection and flooding.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十八·服帛类·绢·主治

References

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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：黄丝绢煮汁服止消渴、产妇脬损、洗痘疮溃烂；古载烧灰止血痢、下血、吐血、血崩。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·服帛类·绢·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·绢·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.