zi shi ying

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

Pinyinzi shi ying
Chinese紫石英
Latin NameFluoritum
English NameFluorite
Japaneseshisekiei
Koreanjaesokyeong·jaseokyeong

Classification

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

Dosage

AgeRawGranuleTinctureConcentrateFrequency
Any9-16 g

Cautions

Interactions

Drug interactions