fu hai shi

浮海石·Costaziae

Constaziae Skeleton

About fu hai shi

Fu Hai Shi (浮海石) is the skeleton of a bryozoan, recorded as Costaziae. It is salty in flavour and cold in temperature, entering the Lung channel alone. The catalogue files it among the substances that cool and transform Phlegm-Heat.

Names

Pinyin	fu hai shi
Chinese	浮海石
Latin Name	Costaziae
English Name	Constaziae Skeleton
Japanese	fukaiseki
Korean	buhaeseok

Classification

Category: Cool & Transform Phlegm Heat
Channels: Lung
Flavour: Salty
Temperature: Cold
Family: Celloporidae
Species: costazia aculeata|costazia costazii
Tags: Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Clears Lung Heat, transforms Phlegm and disperses stagnation

Heat accumulated in the Lungs: thick, sticky sputum that is hard to bring up, sometimes streaked with blood, or coughing of blood
Long-standing, stubborn cough; used mostly for chronic conditions

Softens hardness and dissipates Phlegm nodules

Goiter, scrofula and similar nodules of the neck from Phlegm-Fire

Promotes urination, dissolves stones and opens the upper source of water (the Lungs)

Stone Lin with Heat: urinary stones and painful, dribbling urination, usually alongside other herbs that dissolve stones or clear Heat
Painful or difficult urination

Dosage

Age	Raw	Granule	Tincture	Concentrate	Frequency
Any	6-15 g	—	—	—	—

Cautions

contraindication Cough with rebellious Qi from deficient Qi surging upward
contraindication Phlegm and thin mucus arising from Spleen and Stomach deficiency
caution Cough from Deficiency Cold, with thin, white, watery sputum
caution Deficiency Cold of the Spleen and Stomach, poor appetite or loose stools, as its cold nature burdens weak digestion
pregnancy Pregnancy: not a classically prohibited herb, but use under professional supervision
paediatric Children: use under professional supervision

Interactions

Drug interactions

Other medicines taken by mouth: as a mineral, take it at a different time (general precaution, not a demonstrated interaction)