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Jiu yue zhang (a moon-eclipse staff)

救月杖jiu yue zhang

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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for eclipse-sores and torn ears, burnt to ash and applied in oil, regarded as an excellent remedy for eroding sores.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十八·器物类·救月杖·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：主月蚀疮及月割耳，烧为灰油和傅之，乃治䘌之神药。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·救月杖·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·救月杖·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.