Herb

Shi jian (mineral alkali / soda)

石碱shi jian
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for dispelling damp-heat, relieving heart pain, transforming phlegm, dissolving accumulation lumps and food stagnation, washing away grease, and externally for tooth-worm, eye nebula, dysphagia, abscesses, scrofula, and removing moles, warts and hemorrhoid growths. A caustic, alkaline substance.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷七·土部·石碱·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：主去湿热、止心痛、消痰、磨积块、去食滞，洗涤垢腻；古载杀齿虫、去目翳、治噎膈反胃，溃痈疽瘰疬、点痣黡疣赘痔核。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、苦，温，微毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·石碱·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·石碱·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·石碱·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷七·土部·石碱·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.