Properties: Sweet, cooling
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Liver, Heart Kidneys
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Nourishes Blood and breaks up stagnation
Spasms and cramping, Bi Syndrome, joint pain
Poor vision or hearing, tinnitus
Palpitation
- Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin
Hot flashes and night sweats due to Empty Heat
Hearing loss
Hyperthyroidism
Low back pain
- Clear Heat in the Blood and calms the Shen
Blood deficiency due to Blood Heat with scanty but frequent menses, dizziness, headaches and hypertension (high blood pressure)
Bone spurs due to Blood Toxins
Emotional distress, insomnia, irritability, restlessness, Dian Kuang, depression, anxiety
- Regulates the Liver and subdues Yang
Facial tics, tremors
Plumstone Qi, sore throat with hoarseness
Suggested Daily Dosage: Usually used externally, or as an elixir by steeping the cleaned stone in 1L water for 8-12 hours and drinking 100ml per dose.
Cautions: Low blood pressure. Chemical composition can vary so caution should be taken with internal use.
Does not appear in any formulae listed on this site
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Reference Notes:
Individual herb information has sourced mainly from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes. Zhou, Xie and Yan (2011): Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Vol. 5, has been used for entries not available from those sources with additional material searched for and filled in where available. Western herbs not appearing in the Chinese literature have used Ross (2010): Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine: A Clinical Materia Medica, White Rabbit Institute of Healing and therapeutika.ch. Choices of which source to use or combine have been my own.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently. Dosages are for guidance only and will vary dependening on the potency of the batch and the tolerance of the individual so should be evaluated by a professional based on individual needs.
