Herb

Xuan jing shi (selenite)

玄精石xuan jing shi
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for wind-cold damp impediment, boosting essence-qi, for women's chronic cold and discharge, cold accumulation of the heart and abdomen, headache, and for yin-pattern cold-damage with hard distension below the heart and vexing thirst with sweating.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十一·卤石类·玄精石·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：主除风冷邪气湿痹、益精气、妇人痼冷漏下、心腹积聚冷气、止头痛解肌；古载主阴证伤寒、心下胀满结硬、烦渴虚汗不止。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十一·卤石类·玄精石·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十一·卤石类·玄精石·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十一·卤石类·玄精石·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.