Herb

Sheng shu tang (mixed boiled-and-raw water)

生熟汤sheng shu tang
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for harmonizing the centre and dispersing food, and (with salt) as an emetic for phlegm-malaria and toxic food stagnation, and given first to severe cholera with vomiting.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五·地水类·生熟汤·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：主调中消食；古载痰疟及宿食毒恶之物以盐投中进一二升令吐尽，霍乱呕吐危甚者先饮数口。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、咸，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·生熟汤·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·生熟汤·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·生熟汤·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.