Herb

Xia bing (ice)

夏冰xia bing
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for clearing heat-vexation, pressing on mineral-drug heat-swelling, resolving thirst and summer-heat toxin, and placed on the chest for yang-toxin febrile coma.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五·天水类·夏冰·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：去热烦，熨人乳石发热肿；古载解烦渴、消暑毒，伤寒阳毒热盛昏迷者以冰置膻中。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，冷，无毒。

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