Herb Listings
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. |