herbal pillow
herbal pillow
Chinese medicineA drug delivery device that is primarily used in traditional Chinese medicine, in which a concoction of dried herbs is stuffed inside of a small pillow. The heat from the head and neck is believed to volatilise the therapeutic essences and release them to a person while sleeping. Popular herbal pillows in the Chinese herbal formulary include those made from brown rice, crysanthemum and uncaria, gypsum, Ligusticum wallichii and Angelica anomala, and tea.