Herb

Tie jiang (iron-steeped water)

铁浆tie jiang
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for settling the heart and brightening the eyes, and for epilepsy with fever, acute jaundice with manic running, and for resolving ingested toxins.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷八·金类·铁浆·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：主镇心明目；主癫痫发热、急黄狂走、六畜癫狂，并解诸毒入腹。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·铁浆·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·铁浆·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·铁浆·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.