Herb

Malt Sugar (Yi tang)

饴糖yi tang

1 source

Supplements vacuity and boosts qi, moistens the lung to relieve cough, gently relaxes and relieves pain of the centre, and is recorded for resolving aconite toxin.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十五·造酿·饴糖·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 & 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：补虚乏，止渴去血；补虚冷、益气力、润肺止咳、缓中止痛、解乌头附子毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，大温，无毒。

Used in formulas

Minor Construct the Middle Decoction

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·饴糖·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·饴糖·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·饴糖·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.