Herb

Borneol (Long nao xiang)

龙脑香long nao xiang
1 sourceSafety notes recordedBorneolum

Opens the orifices and clears heat, brightens the eyes by dispersing nebula, relieves throat-block and toothache, and disperses constrained fire.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十四·香木·龙脑香·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 & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、苦，微寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·龙脑香·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·龙脑香·附方Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·龙脑香·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·龙脑香·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.