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Jian gan ji zu (arrow shaft and head)

箭笴及镞jian gan ji zu
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for wind-water in stab wounds (the lacquer scraped off and applied), and for sores and malign swelling, the shaft scraped into a moxa-cone and burned.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十八·器物类·箭笴及镞·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：主刺伤风水刮箭下漆涂之；古载疔疮恶肿刮箭笴茹作炷炙二七壮。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·箭笴及镞·条名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·箭笴及镞·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.