Herb

Gold (Jin)

金jin
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for settling the spirit and strengthening the bones and marrow, and for childhood fright epilepsy, wind-heat epilepsy, cough, blood ejection and bone-steaming taxation, the gold leaf used in pills and powders. A toxic mineral substance.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷八·金类·金·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：主镇精神、坚骨髓，通利五脏邪气；疗小儿惊痫失志、癫痫风热、上气咳嗽、伤寒吐血、骨蒸劳渴，多以金箔入丸散用。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，平，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·金·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·金·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·金·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·金·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.