Herb

Yan zhu shi chui (a cinnabar-grinding pestle)

研朱石锤yan zhu shi chui
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for breast abscess, heated and pressed on the breast with two pestles used alternately dozens of times until the heat penetrates.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十八·器物类·研朱石锤·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：主妒乳，煮热熨乳上，以二锤更互用之数十遍，热彻取瘥。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·研朱石锤·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·研朱石锤·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.