Ophicalcite (Huaruishi)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Ophicalcitum |
| Botanical Name: | Ophicalcite |
| Common Name: | Ophicalcite |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Jiayou Bencao |
| art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The ophicalcite stone is burned and ground into powder. |
| Properties and Taste: | Sour, astringent and neutral |
| Meridian: | Liver |
| Functions: | To stop bleeding To release stagnation |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Vomiting with blood and cough with blood accompanied by blood stagnation. *Use with Notoginseng (Sanqi), Rubia stem (Qiancaotan) and Carbonized human hair (Xueyutan). 2. Hemorrhages caused by external injuries. *The powder of Ophicalcite (Huaruishi) can be applied directly, externally. |
| Dosage: | 10-15 g |