Herb

Ru fu (fermented milk curd)

乳腐ru fu
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for moistening the five viscera, freeing the bowels and urine, benefiting the twelve channels, and for red-and-white dysentery.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十·兽部·畜类·乳腐·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 & zoological facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：润五脏，利大小便，益十二经脉；治赤白痢。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，微寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·乳腐·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·乳腐·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·乳腐·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.