Herb

Stalactite (Shi zhong ru)

石钟乳shi zhong ru
1 sourceStalactitum

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for cough and counterflow qi, brightening the eyes and boosting essence, quieting the five viscera, freeing the joints and nine orifices, and promoting lactation; boosting qi, supplementing vacuity damage, and for weak cold painful legs.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷九·石类上·石钟乳·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：主咳逆上气，明目益精，安五脏，通百节，利九窍，下乳汁；古载益气补虚损、疗脚弱疼冷、下焦伤竭、强阴。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

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