Herb

Jin xing shi (a gold-flecked stone)

金星石jin xing shi
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for pent-up toxin of the spleen and lung, lung damage with blood ejection and cough, downbearing heat-drool and resolving toxins, settling the restless spirit, and for lodged bones.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十·石类下·金星石·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：主脾肺壅毒，及肺损吐血嗽血，下热涎，解众毒；古载镇心神不宁、亦治骨哽。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·金星石·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·金星石·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·金星石·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.