Herb

Zhen shao mu (lightning-struck wood)

震烧木zhen shao mu
1 source

Recorded for fright and loss of mind from fire-fright, taken as a decoction.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十七·寓木·震烧木·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：主火惊失心，煮汁服之。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十七·寓木·震烧木·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十七·寓木·震烧木·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.