Herb

Deng huo (lamp flame)

灯火deng huo

1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for childhood fright wind, coma, convulsions and staring, and for head-wind distending pain and external hemorrhoid swelling, a rush-wick dipped in sesame oil and lit to cauterize the spot.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷六·火部·灯火·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：主小儿惊风、昏迷、搐搦、窜视诸病；古载治头风胀痛、外痔肿痛，以灯心蘸麻油点灯淬之。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷六·火部·灯火·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷六·火部·灯火·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.