Herb

Liang ying zhong shui (grain-jar water)

粮罂中水liang ying zhong shui
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for malign-influence qi and corpse-attack, heart and abdominal pain, malign dreams and spectral influences, and killing roundworm. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五·地水类·粮罂中水·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：主鬼气中恶疰忤、心腹痛、恶梦鬼神、杀蛔虫。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，平，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·粮罂中水·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·粮罂中水·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·粮罂中水·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·粮罂中水·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.