Herb

Feldspar (Chang shi)

长石chang shi
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for body heat, bound stomach qi and cold reversal of the limbs, promoting urination, freeing the blood vessels, brightening the eyes and removing nebula, expelling the three worms and gu-toxin, relieving wasting-thirst and downbearing qi.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷九·石类上·长石·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：主身热、胃中结气、四肢寒厥，利小便、通血脉、明目去翳眇、下三虫、杀蛊毒；古载止消渴、下气、除胁肋肺间邪气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、苦，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·长石·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·长石·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·长石·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.