Herb

Shi sui (stone marrow)

石髓shi sui
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for chills and fever, emaciation and sallowness, accumulation, abdominal distension, indigestion, withered skin, frequent urination, masses, dysentery, and cold painful loins and legs.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷九·石类上·石髓·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：主寒热、羸瘦无颜色、积聚、心腹胀满、食饮不消、皮肤枯槁、小便数疾、癖块、下痢、腰脚疼冷。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·石髓·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·石髓·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·石髓·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.