hai fu shi

海浮石·Pumex

pumex

About hai fu shi

Hai Fu Shi (海浮石) is pumice, recorded as Pumex. It is salty in flavour and cold in temperature, entering the Lung channel alone.

Names

Pinyinhai fu shi
Chinese海浮石
Latin NamePumex
English Namepumex

Classification

Channels
Lung
Flavour
Salty
Temperature
Cold

Actions and indications

Clears Lung Heat and transforms Phlegm

  • Heat lodged in the Lungs with thick sputum that is hard to cough up, or with coughing of blood, mostly in long-standing cases

Softens hardness and dissipates Phlegm nodules

  • Scrofula and similar lumps from Phlegm-Fire

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

  • Stone Lin: hot, painful urination with stones
  • Painful urination

Combinations

Dosage

AgeRawGranuleTinctureConcentrateFrequency
Any6-15 g

Cautions