Herb

Tou jin (a headcloth)

头巾tou jin
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for thirst during relapse after epidemic illness, a greasy old headcloth steeped and the liquid taken warm.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十八·服帛类·头巾·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：故头巾治天行劳复后渴，取多腻者浸汁暖服一升。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·服帛类·头巾·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·服帛类·头巾·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.