Herb

Shi men niao keng shui (market latrine-pit water)

市门溺坑水shi men niao keng shui
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for wasting-thirst, a small cup given (severe cases) without the patient's knowledge.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五·地水类·市门溺坑水·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：主止消渴，重者服一小盏，勿令知之。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·市门溺坑水·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·市门溺坑水·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·市门溺坑水·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.