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Shen zhen huo (a moxa-stick fire therapy)

神针火shen zhen huo

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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for cold pain of the heart and abdomen, wind-cold-damp impediment and deep bone abscess, applied where there is hidden pain in the sinews and bones so the fire-qi reaches the affected site.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷六·火部·神针火·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 & 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：主心腹冷痛、风寒湿痹、附骨阴疽，凡在筋骨隐痛者针之，火气直达病所。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷六·火部·神针火·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·神针火·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.