Herb

Incense stick (Xian xiang)

线香xian xiang
1 source

A compounded incense stick made from aromatic herbs; recorded for fumigating sores and tinea.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十四·草部·芳草类·线香·主治（时珍）

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：时珍谓主熏诸疮癣（其料多用白芷、芎䓖、独活、甘松、三柰、丁香、藿香等末，以榆皮面糊和剂笮成线香）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·线香·集解（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·线香·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十四·草部·芳草类·线香·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.