Wo xue yu shi (a soft 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 wo xue 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 chronic cold accumulation, and externally for severe wind-sores; said to generate heat if taken in excess. Wo xue yu shi is an arsenic-bearing mineral.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十·石类下·握雪礜石·主治
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- WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
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Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.
传统中医记载：主痼冷积聚、轻身延年，多食令人热；古载治大风疮。
Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·握雪礜石·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·握雪礜石·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·握雪礜石·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·握雪礜石·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.