Herb

Kong gong nie (a stalactite)

孔公孽kong gong nie
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for food stagnation, bound noxious qi, sores, fistulas and hemorrhoids, freeing the nine orifices and promoting lactation, and for genital sores, cold loins and knee impediment.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷九·石类上·孔公孽·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：主伤食不化、邪结气恶、疮疽瘘痔，利九窍、下乳汁；古载疗男子阴疮、女子阴蚀，主腰冷膝痹毒气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·孔公孽·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·孔公孽·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·孔公孽·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.