Dai[4] Zhe[3] Shi[2] "Red Stone from Dai Country" Haematitum
Hematite
Properties: bitter cold
Channels: Liver, Heart, Pericardium, San Jiao
Functions
and Indications: strongly descends Stomach Qi for belching,
vomiting, hiccup, asthma
Calms the Liver and descends Liver Yang
from rising; head ache, tinnitus, vertigo, dizziness, lowers blood
pressure, especially for these symptoms together with feeling of upward
surges of hot energy and anger.
Cools blood and stops bleeding for
vomiting blood, nosebleed, and chronic uterine bleeding due to heat.
Dosage in decoction: 10-30g
cook stone 30 minutes before
adding other herbs (1.5 hr total)
Contraindications:
pregnancy and ADHD
Collected from Hebei, Buangdong, Henan, Shandong, Sichuan, Hunan
Chinese Pharmacopoeia Index