Herb

Tao hua shi (peach-blossom stone)

桃花石tao hua shi
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for cold dysentery with pus and blood in the large intestine, and with long use for strengthening the body and appetite.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷九·石类上·桃花石·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：主大肠中冷脓血痢，久服令人肥悦能食。

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