Herb

Shi xie (fossil crab)

石蟹shi xie
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for blue-blindness and eye nebula, lacquer-sores, resolving drug and gu-toxin, epidemic heat disease, and applied in vinegar for abscess swelling and resolving mineral-drug toxin.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十·石类下·石蟹·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：主青盲目淫、肤翳丁翳、漆疮；古载解一切药毒并蛊毒、天行热疾、催生落胎、疗血运，醋摩傅痈肿、解金石毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·石蟹·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·石蟹·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·石蟹·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.