Herb

Catechu (Wu die ni)

乌爹泥wu die ni
1 sourceCatechu

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for clearing upper-diaphragm heat, transforming phlegm and engendering fluids, and applied to incised wounds and all sores to engender flesh, relieve pain, staunch blood and dry damp.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·乌爹泥·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：主清上膈热、化痰生津；古载涂金疮、一切诸疮，生肌定痛、止血收湿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦、涩，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·乌爹泥·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·乌爹泥·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·乌爹泥·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.