Herb

Tang ping nei jian (kettle-scale alkali)

汤瓶内碱tang ping nei jian

1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for relieving wasting-thirst (taken as pills) and for childhood mouth sores (applied in vinegar).

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十一·卤石类·汤瓶内碱·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，为末粟米烧饭丸服；古载小儿口疮，醋调末书十字两足心。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十一·卤石类·汤瓶内碱·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十一·卤石类·汤瓶内碱·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.