Herb

Pu sa shi (a crystal mineral)

菩萨石pu sa shi
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for resolving drug and gu-toxin and mineral-drug reactions, dispersing traumatic blood stasis, settling heat-mania and fright epilepsy, freeing menstruation, resolving wind-swelling and strangury, and brightening the eyes.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷八·玉类·菩萨石·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：主解药毒蛊毒，及金石药发动作痈疽渴疾，消扑损瘀血、止热狂惊痫、通月经、解风肿、除淋，并水磨服；古载明目去翳。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·玉类·菩萨石·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·玉类·菩萨石·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·玉类·菩萨石·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.