Herb

Yu zha (fermented fish)

鱼鲊yu zha
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for tinea sores (pounded with willow leaf, roasted and applied), purulent ear, hemorrhoid-fistula and worm sores.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼附录·鱼鲊·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 & zoological facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：癣疮，和柳叶捣碎炙热傅之；治聤耳痔瘘，诸疮有虫。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、咸，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼附录·鱼鲊·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼附录·鱼鲊·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十四·鳞部·无鳞鱼附录·鱼鲊·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.