Herb
Ma ban sheng (a horse-hobble rope)
马绊绳ma ban sheng
1 source
Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for childhood epilepsy (decocted as a wash) and (burnt to ash) sprinkled on nose sores.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十八·器物类·马绊绳·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:主煎水洗小儿痫;古载烧灰掺鼻中疮。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·马绊绳·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·马绊绳·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.