Herb

White quartz (Bai shi ying)

白石英bai shi ying
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for wasting-thirst, impotence, cough and long-standing chest cold, boosting qi and dispelling wind-damp impediment; for lung atrophy, downbearing qi, promoting urination, supplementing the five viscera, and for lung abscess with pus.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷八·玉类·白石英·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：主消渴、阴痿不足、咳逆、胸膈间久寒，益气、除风湿痹；古载疗肺痿、下气、利小便、补五脏，治肺痈吐脓、咳逆上气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，微温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·玉类·白石英·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·玉类·白石英·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·玉类·白石英·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.