Herb

Sulphur (Shi liu huang)

石硫黄shi liu huang
1 sourceSafety notes recordedSulfur

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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for genital erosion, hemorrhoids and malign blood, strengthening the sinews and bones, and for baldness; for cold accumulation of the heart and abdomen, cough, cold weak legs, invigorating yang, and supplementing sinew-bone taxation and chronic loin-kidney cold. A toxic mineral substance (sulphur).

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十一·卤石类·石硫黄·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：主妇人阴蚀疽痔恶血、坚筋骨、除头秃；古载疗心腹积聚、邪气冷癖、咳逆上气、脚冷疼弱，壮阳道、补筋骨劳损、治腰肾久冷。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，温，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十一·卤石类·石硫黄·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十一·卤石类·石硫黄·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十一·卤石类·石硫黄·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十一·卤石类·石硫黄·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
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