Herb

Bian shi (a stone lancet)

砭石bian shi
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu as a stone lancet for pricking abscesses and swellings.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十·石类下·砭石·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：主刺百病痈肿。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·砭石·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·砭石·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.