Herb

Coal (Shi tan)

石炭shi tan
1 sourceSafety notes recorded

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for women's blood-qi pain, toxic sores, bleeding from incised wounds, and childhood phlegm epilepsy. A toxic mineral substance (coal).

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷九·石类上·石炭·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：主妇人血气痛，及诸疮毒，金疮出血，小儿痰痫。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、辛，温，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·石炭·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·石炭·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·石炭·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·石炭·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.