Herb

Zeng qi shui (steamer-lid condensation water)

甑气水zeng qi shui
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, collected and used to wash the head, to grow black glossy hair, combed daily onto a child's head.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五·地水类·甑气水·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：以器承取沐头，长毛发令黑润；古载朝朝用梳摩小儿头。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·甑气水·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五·地水类·甑气水·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.