Herb

Kong qing (hollow azurite)

空青kong qing
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for blue-blindness and deafness, brightening the eyes, freeing the nine orifices and blood vessels, nourishing the spirit and liver qi, removing eye nebula, promoting urination and lactation, and breaking hard accumulation.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十·石类下·空青·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：主青盲耳聋、明目、利九窍、通血脉、养精神、益肝气；古载疗目赤痛、去肤翳、止泪、利水道、下乳汁、通关节、破坚积。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、酸，寒，无毒。

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