Herb

Shi zhi (a mineral 'stone fungus')

石芝shi zhi
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, powdered or dissolved in water, as a longevity substance in Ge Hong's alchemical tradition.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷九·石类上·石芝·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：诸芝捣末，或化水服，令人轻身长生不老（葛洪）。

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