Herb

Skink (Shi long zi)

石龙子shi long zi
1 sourceSafety notes recordedEumeces chinensis

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for strangury and bound qi, disinhibiting urination, breaking stony strangury and bleeding, and dispersing water-rheum and genital swelling. Recorded in the source as slightly toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·石龙子·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 & zoological facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：五癃邪结气，利小便水道，破石淋下血；消水饮阴㿉，滑窍破血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，寒，有小毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·石龙子·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·石龙子·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·石龙子·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·石龙子·安全Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.