Traditional chinese medicine-Minerals

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine/Dan Fan/Chalcanthite/ChalcanthitumThe Processing of Dan Fan Origin The blue vitriol or manmade hydrous blue vitriol (CuSO4 •5H2O) of the family Vitriol. Location Most area in China. Harvest Mined all the year round. The actual smell and taste Astringent taste. Best quality Big, blue, transparent, brittle and without impurities. Processing Grinded or grinded after calcined in the fire. The Effect of Dan Fan Property Bitter,

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine,Chi Shi Zhi /Halloysitum Rubrum/Halloysit/red halloysite/halloysitum The Processing of Chi Shi Zhi Origin The enhydrous kaolinite of the family Silicate. Mainly contain enhydrous aluminium aluminate. Location Fujian, Shandong, Henan provinces in China. Harvest Mined all the year round, removed gravel. The actual smell and taste Slight clay flavor, slight flavor, chew it without sand feeling. Best quality Red, smooth, exquisite

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine,Xuan Jing Shi /Gypsum vitreum/selenitum/Yin tonics The Effect of Xuan Jing Shi Property Salty, cold; kidney meridian entered. Actions Clear heat and tonify yin. Indications Sore throat, swelling and pain of eye, polydypsia due to high fever, overabundance of yang leading to deficiency of yin. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 3~15 g. Smash it when using. It should be decocted first. Cautions It is contraindicated in case of

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine,Yang Qi Shi (Actinolite)/Tremolitum/Yang tonics Property Salty, warm; kidney meridian entered. Actions Warm the kidney and tonify yang. Indications Impotence, spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, abdominal mass, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, cold and soreness of waist and knees, infertility due to cold uterus. Dosage and Administrations Made into pill or powder, 3~4.5 g. Cations It is contraindicated in case of yin deficiency

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine,Zhong Ru Shi/Stalactitum/ Stalactite Property Sweet, warm; lung, kidney and stomach meridians entered. Actions Warm the lung and invigorate yang, relieve dyspnea, promote the secretion of milk and relieve hyperacidity. Indications Cold and pain in lumbar and knees, cough and dyspnea due to cold phlegm, cold asthma due to yang deficiency, lack of lactation, acid regurgitation due to stomachache. Dosage and Administrations

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine,Zi Shi Ying/Fluorite/ Fluoritum Property Sweet, warm; liver and heart meridians entered. Actions Induce tranquilization, relieve palpitation, warm the uterus and direct the qi downward. Indications asthenic disease, palpitation, infertility due to cold uterus, cough and abnormal rising of qi. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 9~15 g. Smash and decoct first. Cations It is contraindicated in case of yin deficiency with effulgent

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine,An Xi Xiang Benzoin/Benzonum Property Pungent, bitter and warm; heart, liver and spleen meridians entered. Actions Induce resuscitation and refresh mind, move qi and activate blood. Indications Block syndrome of coma, pain in the heart and abdomen. Dosage and Administrations Take in pills or powder, 0.3~1 g once. Cations Prohibited to yin deficiency with effulgent fire.

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine,Bing Pian (Borneolum Syntheticum)/Borneol Origin The processed item from resin of Dryobalanops aromatica Gaertn. f. of family Dryobalanops aromatica or processed item from leaves of Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC of family Compositae. Location Dryobalanops aromatica Gaertn. f. is mainly in southeast Asia, introduced one is in Taiwan province of China, and Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC. is mainly in Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine,Zhu Sha /Cinnabaris/chen sha Property Sweet, cold, toxic; heart meridian entered. Actions Induce sedation and tranquilization, clear heat and relieve toxicity. Indications Unsteadiness of heart mind, insomnia, palpitation; convulsions, epilepsy; sores and ulcers, sore throat, sores on the oral mucosa. Dosage and Administrations Used in powder or pills, 0.1~0.5 g. Cations Prohibited for overdose and taking for a long period of

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine,Ci Shi /Magnetitum/Magnetite Origin The mineral of Magnetitum of oxide mineral of family Spinella. Location Shandong, Liaoning and Jiangsu provinces and so on in China. Harvest Mined in any time. The actual smell and taste Smell of soil, no taste. Best quality Black colour and luster, with strong ability of magnetization. Processing Removed other stones and weaker magnetic mineral; smashed for unprocessed use or quenched with

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine,Bai Shi Ying /Crystobalite /Quartz Album Property Sweet, pungent, slightly warm; lung, kidney and heart meridians entered. Actions Induce tranquilization, relieve cough and direct the qi downward. Indications Cough due to the reversed flow of qi, palpitation, restlessness. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 9~15 g. It should be decoct first when using the raw product.

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine,Yun Mu Shi /Muscovitum/Muscovite Property Sweet, neutral; lung, spleen and bladder meridians entered. Actions Induce tranquilization and relieve convulsion, stop bleeding and astringe the wound. Indications Chronic diarrhea, dizziness, epilepsy, palpitation, traumatic bleeding, eczema, morbid leucorrhea, insomnia. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 9~12 g, or made into pills or powder. Proper dosage is for external application.

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine,Zhe Shi (Haematitum)/Dai Zhe Shi Haematitum/dle Red Ochre Origin The mineral of Haematitum of family Oxide. Location Shanxi, Shandong and Henan provinces and so on in China. Harvest Mined during whole year. The actual smell and taste Light smell, light taste. Best quality Stacking of the cross-section, each layer with concave convex surface, red and without other stone. Processing Soil and stones removed; smashed for

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine,Sheng Tie Luo (Ferrosic Oxide)/Ferrum Squamae Iron scales Property Pungent, cool; liver and heart meridians entered. Actions Soothe the liver and relieve convulsion. Indications Sores and boils, palpitation, delirium, panic epilepsy. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 30~60 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying. Cations It is contraindicated for liver deficiency.

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine/Natural medicine,Meng Shi (Vermiculite Schist Seu) Property Salty, neutral; lung and liver meridians entered. Actions Eliminate phlegm down and direct qi downward, pacify liver and relieve convulsions. Indications Dyspnea and cough due to stubborn phlegm, convulsions due to phlegm-heat, epilepsy, mania. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 6~12 g. Smash and decoct first or make pill and powder. Cations Prohibited for deficiency of stomach and

TCM/Traditional chinese medicine,Tian Zhu Huang (Concretio Silicea Bambusae) Origin The cube after the liquid secretion inside of haulm dried of plant Bambusa textiles McClure or Schizostachyum chinense Rendle of family Gramineae. Location Yunnan, Guangdong and Guangxi provinces in China. Harvest Collected in autumn and winter. The actual smell and taste Light smell and taste. Best quality Big patch, gray and white, light weight, thin texture, high hygroscopicity. Processing

Traditional chinese medicine,Hai Fu Shi (Bryozoatum)/hai shi Property Salty, cold; lung and kidney meridians entered. Actions Clear lung fire, resolve stubborn phlegm, soften hardness and relieve stranguria. Indications Stubborn phlegm, scrofula, nebula, sores and boils, hernia, tumor, stranguria, cough and asthma due to phlegm heat. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 9~15 g, or made into pill or powder. Take proper dosage for external application, grind into powder for direct

Chinese medicine,Zi Ran Tong (Pyritum)/Pyrite Origin The iron pyrite of sulfide mainly containing FeS2. Location Sichuan, Hunan and Yunnan provinces in China. Harvest Collected all the time. The actual smell and taste No smell and taste. Best quality Regular, yellow with brightness, metalic luster of cross section. Processing Smashed, calcined by fire and quenched in vinegar, made powder or refined with water. Property Pungent, neutral; liver and kidney meridians entered.

Chinese medicine,Wu Ling Zhi (Trogopterus Dung)/Faeces Trogopterori/excrementum pteropi; faeces trogopterorum; Property Sweet, bitter, warm; liver and spleen meridians entered. Actions Activate blood and dissipate blood stasis. Stir-baked product can stop bleeding. Indications Amenorrhea, pain due to blood stasis after delivery, snake, scorpion and centipede bites, metrorrhagia, menorrhagia, leucorrhea with blood, traumatic injury, dysmenorrhea. Dosage and Administrations

Chinese medicine,Bai Cao Shuang (Fuligo Plantae)/Plant Soot/Soot from the bottom of a boile Property Pungent, warm; liver, lung and stomach meridians entered. Actions Stop bleeding, remove food retention. Indications Aphtha, tongue boil, sore throat, leucorrhea, indigestion, metrorrhagia, nose bleeding, hematochezia, diarrhea, hematemesis. Dosage and Administrations Decoct 3~9 g, or made into pills and powder, 1~3 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for