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Ren qi (human breath)

人气ren-qi
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for impediment pain of the joints, warmed by another's breath until the channels open, and for nosebleed and incised wounds, blown upon to staunch blood. Historical, human-derived record only.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十二·人部·人气·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 & zoological facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十二·人部·人气·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十二·人部·人气·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.