Herb

Distiller's Grains (Zao)

糟zao
1 source

Recorded for warming the centre and dispersing food, dispelling cold-qi, resolving vegetable toxins, moistening the skin, and applied externally for bruise swelling.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十五·造酿·糟·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：温中消食，除冷气，杀腥，去草、菜毒，润皮肤，调脏腑；外罨扑损瘀肿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、辛，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·糟·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·糟·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·糟·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.