Herb

Tie jing (iron essence powder)

铁精tie jing
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for brightening the eyes, settling fright palpitation and the heart-qi, and for childhood wind epilepsy, prolapse and genital swelling.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷八·金类·铁精·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：主明目、化铜；疗惊悸、定心气，小儿风痫，阴㿉脱肛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 平，微温。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·铁精·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·铁精·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·铁精·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.