Herb

Calcite (Fang jie shi)

方解石fang jie shi
1 sourceCalcitum

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for retained heat and bound qi in the chest, jaundice, freeing the blood vessels and resolving gu-toxin.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷九·石类上·方解石·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：主胸中留热结气，黄疸，通血脉，去蛊毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦、辛，大寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·方解石·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·方解石·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·方解石·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.