Herb

Freshwater mussel (Bang)

蚌bang

1 sourceAnodonta

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for relieving thirst and dispelling heat, resolving alcohol toxin, removing red eyes, brightening the eyes, dispelling damp, and for women's taxation damage with bleeding.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·蚌·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 & zoological facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).

Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：止渴除热，解酒毒，去眼赤；明目除湿，主妇人劳损下血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、咸，冷，无毒。

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·蚌·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·蚌·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·蚌·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.