Herb

Zi jin teng

紫金藤zi jin teng
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Recorded for kidney qi in men, for dispersing injury blood-stasis, and applied to toxic sores and swellings.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十八·蔓草·紫金藤·主治（苏颂）

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：苏颂谓主丈夫肾气；时珍谓消损伤淤血、捣傅恶疮肿毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·紫金藤·集解Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·紫金藤·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十八·蔓草·紫金藤·主治（苏颂）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.