Herb

Shi mi (rock sugar)

石蜜shi mi
1 source

Recorded for heat distension of the heart and abdomen and thirst, clearing eye heat-membrane and brightening the eyes, and moistening the lung and engendering fluids.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十三·蓏·石蜜·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 & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：主心腹热胀、口干渴；治目中热膜、明目；润肺生津、和中。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，冷利，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·蓏·石蜜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·蓏·石蜜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·蓏·石蜜·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.