Herb

Shi can (a stone concretion)

石蚕shi can
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for incised wounds, staunching blood and engendering flesh, and for stony strangury and blood binds, ground and taken to pass the stones.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十·石类下·石蚕·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：主金疮止血生肌，破石淋血结，磨服当下碎石。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，热，无毒。

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