zi shi ying

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紫石英·Fluoritum

Fluorite

About zi shi ying

Zi Shi Ying (紫石英) is fluorite, recorded as Fluoritum. It is sweet in flavour and warm in temperature, entering the Heart and Liver channels. The catalogue files it among the heavy substances that anchor, settle and calm the Spirit.

Names

Pinyin	zi shi ying
Chinese	紫石英
Latin Name	Fluoritum
English Name	Fluorite
Japanese	shisekiei
Korean	jaesokyeong·jaseokyeong

Classification

Category: Anchor, Settle and Calm Spirit
Channels: Heart, Liver
Flavour: Sweet
Temperature: Warm
Tags: Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Sedates the Heart, calms the Spirit and settles tremor and palpitations

Disorientation, insomnia, fright, restlessness, anxious palpitations or convulsions from Heart Blood deficiency or rising Liver Yang

Warms the Lungs and descends Qi

Chronic cough or wheezing from Deficiency Cold of the Lungs, with thin, watery, plentiful sputum

Warms the Uterus and Kidneys and unblocks the Chong and Ren vessels

Heavy periods, uterine bleeding or infertility when the Uterus is Cold and deficient

Combinations

bai zi ren + suan zao ren + dang gui
Heart Blood Deficiency with Liver Yang Rising, causing anxious palpitations, disorientation and insomnia
long gu + han shui shi + da huang
Phlegm-Heat in the Heart channel with convulsions, pain and fright
wu wei zi + kuan dong hua + sang bai pi
Lung Qi rebelling, with cough, wheezing and copious sputum
dang gui + shu di huang + bai zhu
Deficiency Cold of the Womb and Sea of Blood with infertility, irregular uterine bleeding and vaginal discharge
yu yu liang + chi shi zhi
Cold Womb causing uterine bleeding

Dosage

Age	Raw	Granule	Tincture	Concentrate	Frequency
Any	9-16 g	—	—	—	—

Cautions

contraindication Fire from Yin deficiency
contraindication Severe Blood dryness
contraindication Cough from Lung Heat
caution Keep courses short or cyclical rather than continuous, under a qualified practitioner
pregnancy Professional supervision advised in pregnancy, given its warming action on the Uterus
paediatric Professional supervision advised for children

Interactions

Drug interactions

Other oral medicines: as a general precaution for insoluble minerals, space the doses apart (not a demonstrated interaction)

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