Herb

Gu jing (ancient bronze mirror)

古镜gu jing
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for fright epilepsy and noxious qi, childhood frights, warding off malign influences, hastening delivery, sudden heart pain, and childhood hernial swelling.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷八·金类·古镜·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：主惊痫邪气、小儿诸恶；古载辟一切邪魅、女人鬼交、飞尸蛊毒，催生及治暴心痛，治小儿疝气肿硬。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·古镜·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·古镜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·古镜·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.