Herb

Qing zhi (indigo-dyed paper)

青纸qing zhi
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for jealousy-essence sores, stuck on with saliva and applied for several days until it resolves, the indigo on it killing worms and resolving toxin.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十八·器物类·青纸·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：主妒精疮，以唾粘贴数日即愈；古载上有青黛，杀虫解毒。

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