Herb

Jade (Yu)

玉yu
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for clearing stomach heat, panting and vexing fullness, and relieving thirst (taken as fine grains); moistening the heart and lung, aiding the voice, and nourishing the hair and five viscera.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷八·玉类·玉·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：主除胃中热、喘息烦满、止渴，屑如麻豆服之；古载润心肺、助声喉、滋毛发，滋养五脏、止烦躁。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·玉类·玉·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·玉类·玉·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·玉类·玉·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.