Herb

Shao shi chang tu (crematory-ground earth)

烧尸场上土shao shi chang tu

1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for malaria, the dark earth pounded with scallion into a pellet and placed in the ear or tied on the arm, left for men and right for women.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·烧尸场上土·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：主邪疟，取带黑土同葱捣作丸，塞耳或系膊上，即止，男左女右。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·烧尸场上土·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·烧尸场上土·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.