Te sheng yu shi (an arsenical stone)
Modern sources record safety concerns for this herb. Reference information, not a diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Modern authoritative sources classify the inorganic arsenic in te sheng yu shi (an arsenic-bearing mineral) as carcinogenic. The U.S. NTP Report on Carcinogens lists arsenic and inorganic arsenic compounds as known to be human carcinogens, associated with cancers including those of the skin, lung, urinary bladder, kidney and liver. This is reference information drawn from modern sources, not a diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for brightening the eyes and ears, deep abdominal cold, breaking hard binds and scrofula, and killing worms; the grey variety for chills and fever and eroding fistulas. A toxic mineral substance (an arsenic-bearing mineral).
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十·石类下·特生礜石·主治
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- WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
- public pharmacopoeia & physical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.
传统中医记载：主明目利耳、腹内绝寒、破坚结及鼠瘘、杀百虫恶兽；苍石主寒热下气瘘蚀、杀禽兽。
Nature & flavor: 甘，温，有毒。
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·特生礜石·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·特生礜石·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·特生礜石·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·特生礜石·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.