Herb

Pyrite (Zi ran tong)

自然铜zi ran tong
1 sourcePyritum

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for traumatic fracture and injury, dispersing blood stasis to relieve pain, breaking accumulation, draining pus and knitting sinew and bone (ground in wine).

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷八·金类·自然铜·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：主折伤，散血止痛、破积聚；古载消瘀血、排脓、续筋骨，治产后血邪，安心止惊悸，以酒磨服。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·自然铜·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·自然铜·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·自然铜·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.