Herb

Lead (Qian)

铅qian
1 sourcePlumbum

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for settling the heart and spirit, for cold-damage toxin and stomach reflux with retching, and for goiter, scrofula and abscess, brightening the eyes and firming the teeth, blackening the hair, and resolving mineral-drug toxins. Lead (qian) is a heavy metal.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷八·金类·铅·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：主镇心安神，治伤寒毒气、反胃呕哕；古载疗瘿瘤鬼气，消瘰疬痈肿，明目固牙、乌须发，治噎膈消渴风痫，解金石药毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。

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