Herb

Shi yan (fossil brachiopod)

石燕shi yan
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for strangury (decocted and drunk), difficult delivery, eye nebula, wasting-thirst, intestinal-wind hemorrhoids and discharge, taken as a ground suspension.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十·石类下·石燕·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：主淋疾、煮汁饮之，妇人难产各把一枚；古载疗眼目障翳、诸般淋沥、久患消渴、肠风痔瘘、赤白带下，磨汁饮之。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，凉，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·石燕·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·石燕·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·石燕·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.