Herb

Zeng (an earthenware steamer)

甑zeng
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for nightmare with inability to wake, covered over the face and then broken; the steamer grime is also called yin jiao.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十八·器物类·甑·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：主魇寐不寤，取覆人面疾打破之；古载甑垢一名阴胶。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·甑·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·甑·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·甑·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.