Herb

Yan liu xia ni (mud under the eaves-drip)

檐溜下泥yan liu xia ni
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for pig-bite, bee-sting, ant and snake bites, applied to the spot, and (with sheep fat) for toxic swelling and erysipelas.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·檐溜下泥·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：主猪咬、蜂螫、蚁叮、蛇伤毒，并取涂之；古载和羊脂涂肿毒、丹毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·檐溜下泥·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·檐溜下泥·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.