Herb

Shui zhong bai shi (white river pebble)

水中白石shui zhong bai shi
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for masses and fullness from excess raw-fish eating (heated and quenched in water, drunk warm), and as a wash for wind-itch rashes and sudden back swelling.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十·石类下·水中白石·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：主食鱼鲙多、胀满成瘕、痛闷日渐羸弱，烧赤投水中热饮；古载洗风瘙瘾疹、治背上忽肿如盘。

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