Herb

Borax (Peng sha)

蓬砂peng sha
1 sourceBorax

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for transforming phlegm and stopping cough, breaking masses and throat-block, clearing upper-burner phlegm-heat, engendering fluids, dispelling foul breath, removing eye nebula, and for dysphagia and accumulation lumps.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十一·卤石类·蓬砂·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：主消痰止嗽、破癥结喉痹；古载上焦痰热、生津液、去口气、消障翳、除噎膈反胃、积块结瘀肉。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦、辛，暖，无毒。

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