Herb

Qiu yin ni (earthworm-cast mud)

蚯蚓泥qiu yin ni
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for chronic hot red-and-white dysentery (roasted, leached and the filtered liquid drunk), and applied for childhood scrotal heat-swelling and to draw out hair from mad-dog bites.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·蚯蚓泥·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：主赤白久热痢，炒烟尽沃汁滤净饮之；古载小儿阴囊虚热肿痛涂之，傅狂犬伤出犬毛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、酸，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·蚯蚓泥·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·蚯蚓泥·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·蚯蚓泥·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.