Herb

She huang (an iron nodule)

蛇黄she huang
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for heart pain and malign influence, stony strangury, childhood fright epilepsy and difficult delivery (boiled, ground and taken as a suspension), settling the heart, and applied for toxic swelling.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十·石类下·蛇黄·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：主心痛疰忤、石淋、小儿惊痫、妇人产难，以水煮研服汁；古载镇心、磨汁涂肿毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 冷，无毒。

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