Herb

Brown Sugar (Sha tang)

沙糖sha tang
1 source

Recorded for heat distension of the heart and abdomen and dry thirst, moistening the lung and intestines, resolving alcohol toxin, and harmonizing the spleen.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十三·蓏·沙糖·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 & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：主心腹热胀、口干渴；润心肺大小肠热，解酒毒；和中助脾、缓肝气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·蓏·沙糖·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·蓏·沙糖·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·蓏·沙糖·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.