Herb

Sal ammoniac (Nao sha)

硇砂nao sha
1 sourceSafety notes recordedSal Ammoniacum

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for accumulation, breaking bound blood, relieving pain and downbearing qi, for chronic cold cough, and removing malign flesh and engendering good flesh; dispersing stasis and food stagnation, and for dysphagia, masses and lodged bones. A toxic mineral substance (sal ammoniac).

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十一·卤石类·硇砂·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：主积聚、破结血、止痛下气、疗咳嗽宿冷、去恶肉生好肌；古载消瘀血、宿食不消、消内积、治噎膈癥瘕、积痢骨哽。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸、苦、辛，温，有毒。

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