Herb

Lu shui (dew)

露水lu shui
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, autumn dew boiled to a syrup for longevity and to relieve hunger, used as a base for lung-moistening medicines, and the dew from grass-tips for relieving wasting-thirst.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五·天水类·露水·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：秋露繁时煎如饴令人延年不饥；古载宜煎润肺杀祟之药、调疥癣虫癞诸散，百草头上秋露止消渴、令人身轻不饥。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·天水类·露水·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·天水类·露水·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·天水类·露水·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.