Herb

Tai yang tu (geomantic 'sun' earth)

太阳土tai yang tu
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for childhood panting from disturbed earth, the earth of the auspicious palace decocted and drunk to settle the panting.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·太阳土·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：人家动土犯禁主小儿病气喘，按九宫看太阳在何宫，取其土煎汤饮之，喘即定。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·太阳土·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·太阳土·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.