Herb

Wu ming yi (pyrolusite)

无名异wu ming yi

1 sourcePyrolusitum

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for incised wounds, fracture and internal injury, relieving pain and engendering flesh, and (ground in vinegar and applied) for toxic swelling and abscess, and drying damp.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷九·石类上·无名异·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：主金疮折伤内损，止痛，生肌肉；古载消肿毒痈疽、醋磨傅之，收湿气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·无名异·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·无名异·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·无名异·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.