Herb

Zhu tong qi (copper implements)

诸铜器zhu tong qi
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for cholera with cramp and fixed pain below the navel, the heated vessel applied through cloth to the abdomen, and for warding off malign influences. A toxic mineral substance (copper).

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷八·金类·诸铜器·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：主霍乱转筋、肾堂及脐下疰痛，炙器隔衣熨脐腹肾堂；古铜器畜之辟邪祟。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·诸铜器·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·诸铜器·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·诸铜器·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·诸铜器·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.