Herb

Bu hui mu (asbestos)

不灰木bu hui mu
1 sourceAsbestos

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for heat-rash sores (powdered with jujube leaf and lime) and for vexing heat and yang reversal. Bu hui mu is an asbestos mineral.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷九·石类上·不灰木·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：主热痱疮，和枣叶、石灰为粉傅之；古载除烦热阳厥。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，大寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·不灰木·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·不灰木·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·不灰木·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.