Herb

Xiang lu hui (incense-burner ash)

香炉灰xiang lu hui
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for falls and metal-blade injury, packed on to staunch blood and engender flesh, and the burner deposit for scabies.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·香炉灰·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：主跌扑金刃伤损，罨之止血生肌；古载香炉岸主疥疮。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·香炉灰·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·香炉灰·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.