Herb

Yin nie (a stalactite base)

殷孽yin nie
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for festering injury and blood stasis, dysentery with chills and fever, scrofula and abdominal masses, cold weak legs, hemorrhoids and fistula, and promoting lactation.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷九·石类上·殷孽·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：主烂伤瘀血、泄痢寒热、鼠瘘癥瘕结气；古载疗脚冷疼弱、熏筋骨弱并痔瘘，下乳汁。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。

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