Herb

Lu yan (green salt)

绿盐lu yan
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for red tearing eyes and eye nebula, brightening the eyes and removing nebula as an eye-point remedy, and for childhood gan.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十一·卤石类·绿盐·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：主目赤泪出、肤翳眵暗；古载点目明目消翳、疗小儿无辜疳气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸、苦、辛，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十一·卤石类·绿盐·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·绿盐·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·绿盐·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.