Herb

Chi tong (red copper)

赤铜chi tong
1 sourceSafety notes recordedCuprum

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for wind-induced spasm (heated and taken in wine), brightening the eyes and relieving wind-eye, knitting bone and setting teeth, and for women's blood and qi heart pain, and (with gallnut) blackening the hair. A toxic mineral substance (copper).

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷八·金类·赤铜·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：主贼风反折，熬热投酒服；古载明目、治风眼、接骨焊齿，疗女人血气及心痛，同五倍子能染须发。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，平，微毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·赤铜·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·赤铜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·赤铜·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·赤铜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.