Herb

Ning shui shi (a cooling mineral)

凝水石ning shui shi
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for body heat, abdominal accumulation, burning skin sensation and vexing fullness, clearing seasonal great heat and hidden visceral heat, relieving thirst and water-swelling, cooling the blood, downbearing fire, and relieving toothache.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十一·卤石类·凝水石·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：主身热、腹中积聚邪气、皮中如火烧、烦满；古载除时气热盛、五脏伏热、胃中热、止渴水肿，凉血降火、止牙疼、坚牙明目。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，寒，无毒。

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