Herb

Coral (Shan hu)

珊瑚shan hu
1 sourceCorallium

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for removing eye nebula and dispersing stale blood, blown into the nose to staunch nosebleed, brightening the eyes, settling the heart, and for fright epilepsy.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷八·玉类·珊瑚·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：主去目中翳、消宿血，为末吹鼻止鼻衄；古载明目镇心、止惊痫，点眼去飞丝。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·玉类·珊瑚·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·珊瑚·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·珊瑚·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.