Dai Zhe Shi
| Dai Zhe Shi in TCM:Explore the properties of Dai Zhe Shi according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: Hematite
Pharmacuetical Name: Haematitum
Properties: bitter, cold
Temperature: cold
Channels: HT, LV
Flavors: bitter
Special Properties:
circulates qi, circulates blood, clears heat, stops bleeding
Alternate Forms:
- Sheng: use to calm, anchor yang, redirect rebellious qi
- Cui: use to cool blood and stop bleeding (Cui: is a tempering process
of preparing by frying, dipping in vinegar, then pulverizing)
Actions / Indications:
- Calms LV; Anchors floating Yang; Clears LV Fire (headache,
tinnitus, dizziness, vertigo, manic-depressive disorder, seizures)
- Strongly redirects rebellious qi downward (rebellious
qi in LU or ST: belching, vomiting, hiccups;
acute or chronic wheezing)
- Cools blood; stops bleeding (vomiting blood, nosebleeds,
uterine bleeding, or blood in stool due to hot blood; can be used in
combination for bleeding due to deficient cold)
Special Notes:
- Stimulates smooth muscle of the intestines to increase peristalsis
- Compare Dai Zhe Shi, which is bitter and cold, to Chi
Shi Zhi which is warm and used mainly for lower jiao bleeding.
- Dai Zhe Shi is often paired with Xuan
Fu Hua to treat rebellious qi.
Contraindications:
- (cc: pregnancy caution)
- (cc: cautioned against long term use: contains minute levels or arsenic
salts, which can accumulate into toxic levels)
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