Herb

Xuan shi (a magnetic stone)

玄石xuan shi
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for fright epilepsy in adults and children, women's infertility, cold lower-abdominal pain, scant essence and heaviness, and said to promote conception.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十·石类下·玄石·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：主大人小儿惊痫、女子绝孕、小腹冷痛、少精身重，服之令人有子。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十·石类下·玄石·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·玄石·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·玄石·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.