Herb

Hai yue (a windowpane shell)

海月hai yue
1 sourcePlacuna placenta

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for wasting-thirst, downbearing qi, harmonizing the centre, disinhibiting the five viscera, checking urination, and dispersing old food in the abdomen.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·海月·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：消渴下气，调中利五脏，止小便。消腹中宿物。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、辛，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·海月·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·海月·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·海月·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.