Herb

Fu qi mo (cauldron-bottom soot)

釜脐墨fu qi mo
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for malign-influence attack and gu-toxin, blood ejection and blood collapse (taken in wine or water), and applied to incised wounds to staunch blood and engender flesh, and for food accumulation, swollen tongue, throat-block, mouth sores and yang-toxin mania.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·釜脐墨·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：主中恶蛊毒、吐血血运，以酒或水温服；古载涂金疮止血生肌、消食积、舌肿喉痹口疮、阳毒发狂。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·釜脐墨·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·釜脐墨·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·釜脐墨·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.