Herb

Fen shu rang tu (mole-burrow earth)

鼢鼠壤土fen shu rang tu

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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for malign-influence qi pain (made into cakes with millet-water, heated and applied wrapped in cloth), and (in vinegar) for toxic swelling, and for a 'bell-ringing' sensation in a pregnant woman's abdomen, powdered and taken in musk decoction.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·鼢鼠壤土·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：主鬼疰气痛，秫米泔汁和作饼烧热绵裹熨之；古载主肿毒和醋傅之，孕妇腹内钟鸣研末麝香汤下。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·鼢鼠壤土·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·鼢鼠壤土·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.