Herb

Tong hu di lou shui (water-clock drip water)

铜壶滴漏水tong hu di lou shui
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu as smooth-flowing, reaching from crown to sole, suitable for decocting medicines directed to the four extremities.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五·地水类·铜壶滴漏水·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：性滑，上可至颠，下可至泉，宜煎四末之药。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·铜壶滴漏水·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·铜壶滴漏水·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.