Herb

Mian (silk floss)

绵mian
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu: new floss ash for the five hemorrhoid disorders; old floss decocted for bleeding and incessant wound bleeding, and the ash for blood ejection, nosebleed, flooding and discharge.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十八·服帛类·绵·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：新绵烧灰治五野鸡病；古载故绵絮主下血及金疮出血不止煮汁服，绵灰主吐血衄血、下血崩中、赤白带下。

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