Herb

Camphor (Zhang nao)

樟脑zhang nao
1 sourceCamphora

Opens the orifices and frees stagnant qi, and is applied for cold-damp leg-qi, tinea, toothache, and to kill worms and repel insects.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十四·香木·樟脑·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 & 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：通关窍，利滞气，治中恶邪气、霍乱心腹痛、寒湿脚气、疥癣风瘙、龋齿，杀虫辟蠹。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，热，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·樟脑·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·樟脑·附方Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·樟脑·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·樟脑·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.