Chapter 370: Dyeing the Incense Cloud Gauze
""Three washes, nine boils, and eighteen sun-dryings; an ounce of this gauze is worth an ounce of gold.""
"These two lines describe the Incense Cloud Gauze, also known as the "soft gold"."
"The Incense Cloud Gauze, with mulberry silk as its base, is dyed with the tuber of the Chinese yam (Dioscorea cirrhosa), and is also called "Liangsha"."
"Although the tuber of the Chinese yam is not palatable when used in cooking, it has unique medicinal value. Taken internally, it can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, clear heat and dampness. Applied externally, it can eliminate bacteria and odor and has the effect of repairing and protecting the skin."
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