Herb

Zong (rice dumpling)

粽zong

1 source

Recorded that the tip of the festival rice dumpling, combined with malaria-checking herbs, is used for malaria.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十五·造酿·粽·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：五月五日取粽尖，和截疟药用，良。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

Citations

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