Herb

Bai yi ni (termite-mound mud)

白蚁泥bai yi ni
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for malign sores and toxic swelling, the pine-grown mud roasted black with red lead, ground and applied in sesame oil.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·白蚁泥·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & physical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：主恶疮肿毒，用松木上者同黄丹各炒黑研和香油涂之。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·白蚁泥·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·白蚁泥·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.