Compendium of Materia Medica, Volumes 5-6 (1596) - Page 8

for Volume Five

Hot Springs from the Supplement	Azure Sea Water from the Supplement	Bittern Water from the Supplement	Water from the A-Well from the Compendium	Mountain Rock Spring Water from the Supplement	Water from Ancient Tombs from the Supplement	Water from Grain Jars from the Supplement	Red Dragon's Bathing Water from the Supplement

original: 溫湯 (Wentang). Hot springs were categorized by their mineral content and temperature, typically prescribed for "wind-cold" skin diseases and joint pain.

original: 鹽膽水 (Yandanshui). Also known as "bittern," this is the concentrated salt solution or "mother liquor" left over after salt crystallizes. It was used medicinally as a potent purgative or to resolve certain types of swellings.

original: 阿井水 (Ajingshui). Water from the A-Well in Dong'e County. This water is historically famous for being the essential ingredient in making E'jiao (donkey-hide gelatin), as its high mineral density was believed to help clarify the glue and target it to the blood.

original: 古塚中水 (Guzhongzhongshui). Water collected from inside ancient burial mounds or tombs. In ancient pharmacopoeias, such substances were often imbued with symbolic or alchemical significance regarding their "yin" or "earthly" nature.

original: 赤龍浴水 (Chilongyushui). Literally "Red Dragon's Bathing Water." This is a poetic term usually referring to rainwater that has collected in the gutters of a roof or specifically under the eaves of a house during a storm.