Magnetitie and Cinnabar Pill
Chinese Prescription: Ci Zhu Wan
English Translation: Magnetitie and Cinnabar Pill
Formula Type: Sedate and Calm the Spirit (Shen)
Actions: Heavily sedates & calms the spirit, weighs down the yang, & improves the vision & hearing.
Indications: Palpitations, insomnia, tinnitus, & diminished acuity of hearing & vision. Also for seizures.
Contraindications: Should not be used without significant modification for problems with visual or auditory acuity associated with fire from Liver & Kidney deficiency. In patients with a weak digestive system, the dosage should be reduced & carefully monitered. At present, the heavy metal toxicty of Cinnabaris renders its use obsolete & requires substitution.
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Ci Shi / Magnetite, powdered |
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Taste: Acrid, Salty • Temperature: Cold • Category: Calm Shen • Sub Category: Anchor & Settle Shen |
Dosage9-30g |
Actions1. Anchors & calms the spirit: for restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, or tremors, especially in patients with yin deficiency & ascendant yang. Also used for dizziness or vertigo in patients with similar patterns. Another application is convulsions in children caused by fear.
2. Nourishes the Kidneys, auguments the Liver, & improves hearing & vision: for impaired hearing or deafness, tinnitis, or visual disturbances due to Liver & Kidney deficiency.
3. Aids the Kidneys in grasping the qi: for chronic asthma due to the Kidneys' failure to grasp the qi. |
MeridiansKidney, Liver |
CautionsUse with caution in cases of weak Spleen or Stomach. May antagonize Mu Dan Pi. |
Dosage information not currently available
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Shen Qu / Medicated Leaven - per box |
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Taste: Sweet, Acrid • Temperature: Warm • Category: Relieve Food Stagnation • Sub Category: |
Dosage6-15g |
Actions1. Reduces food stagnation & harmonizes the Stomach: for Stomach cold with food stagnation or accumuation, with such symptoms as epigastric & abdominal fullness or distention, lack of appetite, borborygmus, & diarrhea.
2. Also added to pills that contain minerals to aid in their digestion. |
MeridiansSpleen, Stomach |
CautionsUse with caution during pregnancy. Contraindicated in cases with Stomach fire. |