Herb

Wen tang (hot spring)

温汤wen tang
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, as a bath, for wind disorders with sinew-bone contracture, numb skin, paralysis, loss of hair, and scabies and tinea in the skin and joints. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五·地水类·温汤·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：主诸风筋骨挛缩及肌皮顽痹、手足不遂、无眉发、疥癣诸疾在皮肤骨节者，入浴。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，热，微毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·温汤·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·温汤·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·温汤·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·温汤·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.