Herb

Huo zhen (fire needle)

火针huo zhen
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for wind-cold sinew tension, spasm and impediment pain, or paralysis and numbness, the heated needle inserted and quickly withdrawn, and for masses, cold accumulation, and abscesses with pus but no head, lanced to drain the pus.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷六·火部·火针·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：主风寒筋急、挛引、痹痛，或瘫缓不仁者针下疾出；古载癥块结积冷病、痈疽发背有脓无头者针令脓溃。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷六·火部·火针·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷六·火部·火针·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.