Herb

Liang shang chen (beam dust)

梁上尘liang shang chen
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for abdominal pain, dysphagia, malign-influence attack, nosebleed and childhood soft-sores, and for food accumulation, staunching incised-wound and gum bleeding.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·梁上尘·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：主腹痛、噎膈、中恶、鼻衄、小儿软疮；古载食积、止金疮血出、齿龂出血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、苦，微寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·梁上尘·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·梁上尘·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·梁上尘·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.