Herb

Yu yu liang (limonite)

禹余粮yu yu liang

1 sourceLimonitum

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for cough, chills and fever and vexing fullness, dysentery, amenorrhea and masses, and for lower-abdominal pain, flooding, and astringing the large intestine.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十·石类下·禹余粮·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：主咳逆寒热烦满、下赤白、血闭癥瘕、大热；古载疗小腹痛、主崩中、催生固大肠。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。

Used in formulas

Halloysite and Limonite Decoction

Citations

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