Herb

Ceng qing (azurite)

曾青ceng qing
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for eye pain and tearing, wind impediment, freeing the joints and nine orifices, breaking masses and accumulation, nourishing the liver and gallbladder, dispelling chills and fever, killing worms, and relieving head-wind and vexing thirst.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十·石类下·曾青·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：主目痛、止泪出、风痹、利关节、通九窍、破癥坚积聚；古载养肝胆、除寒热、杀白虫、疗头风脑中寒、止烦渴。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，小寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·曾青·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·曾青·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·曾青·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.