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Ling sha (refined mercuric sulfide)

灵砂ling sha
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for the hundred diseases of the five viscera, nourishing the spirit, quieting the souls, boosting qi and brightening the eyes, freeing the blood vessels and relieving vexation, and for upper-excess lower-vacuity with phlegm congestion, dizziness, vomiting, cholera and cold heart pain. Ling sha is a synthetic mercuric sulfide.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷九·石类上·灵砂·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：主五脏百病，养神安魂魄、益气明目、通血脉、止烦满；古载主上盛下虚、痰涎壅盛、头旋吐逆、霍乱反胃、心腹冷痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·灵砂·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·灵砂·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·灵砂·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·灵砂·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.