Herb

Meng shi (chlorite schist)

礞石meng shi
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for food accumulation and stagnation, masses, childhood food-accumulation emaciation, and for phlegm accumulation, fright epilepsy, cough and panting.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十·石类下·礞石·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：主食积不消、留滞脏腑、宿食癥块久不瘥，小儿食积羸瘦、妇人积年食癥；古载治积痰惊痫、咳嗽喘急。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、咸，平，无毒。

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