Herb

Li shi (a fibrous gypsum)

理石li shi
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for body heat, easing the stomach and relieving vexation, boosting essence and brightening the eyes, breaking accumulation and killing the three worms, and for great bound heat, wasting-thirst and wind-stroke atrophy-impediment.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷九·石类上·理石·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：主身热，利胃解烦，益精明目，破积聚，去三虫；古载除营卫中去来大热结热、解烦毒、止消渴及中风痿痹。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·理石·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·理石·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·理石·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.