Herb

Ti hu (ghee)

醍醐ti hu
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for wind-evil and impediment, moistening the bones and marrow as an embrocation, and replenishing essence, marrow and the centre.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十·兽部·畜类·醍醐·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 & zoological facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：风邪痹气，通润骨髓，可为摩药，功优于酥；添精补髓，益中填骨。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，冷利，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·醍醐·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·醍醐·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·醍醐·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.