Jin Zhi
StarFermented night-soil supernatant (aged/clarified; a processed human-derived preparation, not a taxon)
☯ TCM Properties
Strongly clears Heat and cleans toxins
Traditional Chinese Uses
Jin Zhi ('golden juice,' 金汁; Latin Succus Faecalis Aureus) is a classical processed human-derived preparation — the aged, clarified supernatant of fermented night-soil, historically sealed in jars and buried for years until it became a clear liquid. In traditional texts it is intensely bitter and cold, entering the Stomach, and was reserved to strongly clear Heat and resolve toxicity in severe warm-febrile disease with high fever, delirium, mania, throat sores and toxic swellings when milder heat-clearing herbs had failed.
This substance is of historical and textual interest only. It is not part of contemporary clinical practice, is not a pharmacopoeia item, and carries obvious biological-contamination and infection hazards; it should never be prepared or used. Modern practice substitutes safe heat-clearing, toxin-resolving herbs.
Botanical Description
Jin Zhi (金枝) is a Pinyin entry that translates literally as 'golden branch' or 'golden twig.' The name does not correspond to any standardized entry in Bensky & Gamble, the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, or major TCM materia medica compendia, and may refer variously to a folk or poetic name for a yellow-stemmed plant, to a small Cinnamomum-related twig product, or to a regional name not retained in modern practice. Because no single accepted Linnaean identity can be established with confidence, all substantive fields except tradition are left null. The entry is flagged for further research; without verified identification, no morphological description, parts, or properties can be responsibly assigned.
Dosage
| Form | Amount | Frequency | Duration | Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| decoction | 6-15g | Daily | — | — | — |
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