Herb

Jin ya shi (a mineral)

金牙石jin ya shi
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for malign influences and gu-toxin, cold wind-qi, sinew contracture and weak loins and legs, warming the loins and knees, supplementing the water-viscera, and for fright palpitation and childhood epilepsy.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十·石类下·金牙石·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：主鬼疰毒蛊诸疰；古载治一切冷风气、筋骨挛急、腰脚不遂，暖腰膝、补水脏、惊悸、小儿惊痫。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·金牙石·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·金牙石·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·金牙石·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.