Herb

Lu xian (bittern salt)

卤咸lu xian
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for great heat with wasting-thirst and mania, dispelling noxious qi and gu-toxin, softening the skin, and for retained heat and bound qi of the viscera and gut, hardness below the heart, post-meal vomiting and panting, and eye pain.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十一·卤石类·卤咸·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：主大热消渴狂烦、除邪、及下蛊毒、柔肌肤；古载去五脏肠胃留热结气、心下坚、食已呕逆喘满、明目目痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十一·卤石类·卤咸·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十一·卤石类·卤咸·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十一·卤石类·卤咸·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.