Herb

Zi shi ying (amethyst / fluorite)

紫石英zi shi ying
1 sourceFluoritum

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for counterflow qi of the heart and abdomen and supplementing insufficiency, for womb cold with infertility, settling fright palpitation, quieting the souls, banking the lower burner, and relieving wasting-thirst and long-standing stomach cold.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷八·玉类·紫石英·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：主心腹咳逆邪气、补不足，女子风寒在子宫、绝孕无子；古载疗上气心腹痛、补心气不足、定惊悸、安魂魄，填下焦、止消渴、除胃中久寒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

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