Herb

Duan zao hui (forge-hearth ash)

锻灶灰duan zao hui
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for masses and hard accumulation, dispelling malign qi, and recorded as effective for sudden masses.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·锻灶灰·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：主癥瘕坚积，去邪恶气；古载疗暴癥有效。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·锻灶灰·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·锻灶灰·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.