Herb

Shi nao (mineral marrow)

石脑shi nao
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for wind-cold vacuity damage, painful impediment of the loins and legs, quieting the five viscera and boosting qi.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷九·石类上·石脑·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：主风寒虚损，腰脚疼痹，安五脏，益气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·石脑·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·石脑·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·石脑·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.