Herb

Distilled Liquor (Shao jiu)

烧酒shao jiu
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for dispersing cold accumulation, drying phlegm-damp, resolving constraint, checking watery diarrhea, and externally killing worms and warding off miasma. A strong spirit; marked severely toxic in the source (excess is harmful).

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十五·造酿·烧酒·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).
Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、甘，大热，有大毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·烧酒·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·烧酒·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·烧酒·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·烧酒·气味（大毒）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.