Herb

Bai qing (an azurite)

白青bai qing
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for brightening the eyes, freeing the nine orifices, deafness, noxious qi below the heart, inducing vomiting, and killing toxins and worms.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十·石类下·白青·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：主明目、利九窍、耳聋、心下邪气、令人吐、杀诸毒三虫，久服通神明轻身。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、酸、咸，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·白青·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·白青·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·白青·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.