Herb

Mica (Yun mu)

云母yun mu
1 sourceMuscovitum

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for dead skin-flesh and wind-stroke chills and fever, dispelling noxious qi, quieting the five viscera, boosting essence and brightening the eyes; downbearing qi, firming the flesh, supplementing the centre, and for the five taxations and seven damages, vacuity, dysentery and kidney cold.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷八·玉类·云母·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：主身皮死肌、中风寒热，除邪气、安五脏、益子精、明目；古载下气坚肌、续绝补中，疗五劳七伤、虚损少气，止痢，补肾冷。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

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Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·玉类·云母·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·云母·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·云母·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.