Herb

Rouge (Yan zhi)

燕脂yan zhi
1 source

A safflower-derived cosmetic rouge; recorded, applied as drops, for childhood ear discharge, and for quickening the blood and resolving pox-toxin.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十五·草部·隰草类上·燕脂·主治（开宝）

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 & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：《开宝》载主小儿聤耳、浸汁滴之；时珍谓活血、解痘毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·燕脂·集解（时珍·红蓝）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·燕脂·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十五·草部·隰草类上·燕脂·主治（开宝）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.