Hai Fu Shi
| Hai Fu Shi in TCM:Explore the properties of Hai Fu Shi according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: pumice
Pharmacuetical Name: Pumice
Properties: salty, cold
Temperature: cold
Channels: LU
Flavors: salty
Special Properties:
clears heat, resolves phlegm, reduces swelling
Actions / Indications:
- Clears LU heat; Dissolves phlegm (phlegm stagnation,
heat in LU; thick sputum difficult to cough out; bloody sputum)
- Softens Hardness; Dissipates phlegm nodules (scrofula;
phlegm-fire nodules)
- Promotes Urination (stones, bloody or stony PUD)
Special Notes:
- (cooking: CRUSH and cook first)
- For chronic stubborn phlegm stagnation use Hai Fu Shi with Dan
Nan Xing, Bei Mu, and Bai
Jie Zi.
Contraindications:
- (cc: cough due to deficient cold)
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