Herb

Gong nu xian (a bowstring)

弓弩弦gong nu xian
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for difficult delivery and retained placenta, and (a broken bowstring burnt with calcined alum, blown in) for incessant nosebleed.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十八·器物类·弓弩弦·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：主难产、胞衣不出；古载鼻衄及口鼻大衄不止取折弓弦烧灰同枯矾吹之即止。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·弓弩弦·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·弓弩弦·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·弓弩弦·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.