Wax snow

Wax snow

(notes on materia medica)

[source] snow water melted by snow collected in December.

[nature and taste] light, cold.

① "Materia medica: sweet, cold, non-toxic. "

② Yilin zuanyao: "sweet, light, cold. "

Functions and indications: clearing away heat and toxin, reducing fire and relieving thirst. It can cure pestilence, heat mania in summer, and wine thirst.

① "Materia medica collection" says: "it can relieve all kinds of poisons, cure epidemic febrile diseases, children's febrile seizures, adults' febrile fever and jaundice after drinking. "

② "Ru men Shi Qin" says: "wash eyes and turn red. "

③ "Daily use Materia Medica": "boiling tea and porridge can relieve fever and quench thirst. "

④ "Compendium": "it's better to drink the medicine by decocting typhoid fever. It's also good to wipe it. "

⑤ Yilin zuanyao: "it can reduce heat, kill insects, clear lung and promote diuresis. "