Herb
Pu xiao (crude mirabilite)
朴消pu xiao
1 sourceNatrii Sulfas
Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for dispelling chills, fever and noxious qi, expelling accumulation of the six bowels, dissolving binds and masses, clearing food-heat binding in the stomach, breaking stasis and amenorrhea, dispersing phlegm and fullness, and renewing the old.
Used in 9 formulas
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十一·卤石类·朴消·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：主百病，除寒热邪气，逐六腑积聚，结固留癖，能化七十二种石；古载胃中食饮热结、破留血闭绝、停痰痞满、推陈致新。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒。
Used in formulas
- Regulate the Stomach and Order the Qi Decoction
- Major Sinking into the Chest Decoction
- Major Sinking into the Chest Pill
- Major Order the Qi Decoction
- Cocculus Decoction minus Gypsum plus Poria and Mirabilite
- Rhubarb and Moutan Decoction
- Peach Pit Decoction to Order the Qi
- Bupleurum plus Mirabilite Decoction
- Turtle Shell Decocted Pill
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十一·卤石类·朴消·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·朴消·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·朴消·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
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