Herb

Po suo shi (an antidote stone)

婆娑石po suo shi
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for resolving all drug toxins and for miasmic epidemic heat-oppression with headache.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十·石类下·婆娑石·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：主解一切药毒，瘴疫热闷头痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、淡，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·婆娑石·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·婆娑石·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·婆娑石·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.