Herb

Wu se shi zhi (five-colour mineral clay)

五色石脂wu se shi zhi
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for jaundice, dysentery with pus and blood, genital erosion and bleeding, abscess swelling, hemorrhoids and malign sores, head sores and scabies, and for flooding and discharge, blood ejection and nosebleed, and astringing essence and strangury; the five coloured clays each correspond to one of the five viscera.

Used in 2 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷九·石类上·五色石脂·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：主黄疸、泄痢肠澼脓血、阴蚀下血赤白、邪气痈肿、疽痔恶疮、头疡疥瘙；古载治血崩带下、吐血衄血、涩精淋沥，五石脂各随五色补五脏。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

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Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷九·石类上·五色石脂·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·五色石脂·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·五色石脂·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
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