Herb

Mulberry-wood fire

桑柴火sang chai huo

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A fire of mulberry wood; in Bencao Gangmu recorded for warming non-suppurating abscesses and stubborn sores by moxa-like heating, and traditionally favoured for decocting tonic medicines and pastes.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷六·火部·桑柴火·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 & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).

Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：主痈疽发背不起、瘀肉不腐，及阴疮瘰疬流注、臁疮顽疮，然火吹灭日炙；古载一切补药诸膏宜此火煎之。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷六·火部·桑柴火·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷六·火部·桑柴火·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.