Herb

Alum (Fan shi)

矾石fan shi
1 sourceAlumen

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for chills and fever, dysentery, genital erosion and malign sores, eye pain and strengthening the teeth and bones; dispelling deep heat and wind, transforming phlegm, relieving thirst, and for abscesses and sores, staunching blood and freeing the bowels and urine.

Used in 2 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十一·卤石类·矾石·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：主寒热、泄痢白沃、阴蚀恶疮、目痛、坚骨齿；古载除固热在骨髓、除风去热、消痰止渴、治痈疽疔肿恶疮、止血定痛、通大小便。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，寒，无毒。

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十一·卤石类·矾石·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十一·卤石类·矾石·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十一·卤石类·矾石·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.