Herb

Shen shui (ritual-collected water)

神水shen shui
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for accumulation of the heart and abdomen and worm disease (made into pills with otter liver), and (drunk) for clearing heat, transforming phlegm and settling fright.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五·天水类·神水·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：主心腹积聚及虫病，和獭肝为丸服；古载饮之清热化痰、定惊安神。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。

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