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Diamond (Jin gang shi)

金刚石jin gang shi
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, ground in water, for scalds and burns, and worn as an ornament to ward off malign and toxic qi.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十·石类下·金刚石·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：主磨水涂汤火伤；古载作钗镮服佩，辟邪恶毒气。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·金刚石·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·金刚石·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.