Herb

Shan yan quan shui (mountain spring water)

山岩泉水shan yan quan shui
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for cholera with vexation, vomiting on an empty stomach and cramp threatening the abdomen, drunk in quantity as an 'intestine-washing'.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五·地水类·山岩泉水·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：主霍乱烦闷、呕吐腹空、转筋恐入腹，宜多服之名曰洗肠。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·山岩泉水·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·山岩泉水·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·山岩泉水·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·山岩泉水·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.