Dai Zhe Shi - 代赭石 - Haematitum - Hematite
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Haematitum |
| Common English: | Hematite |
Category
Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop TremorsProperties
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
| Bitter | Cold | Heart Liver Pericardium | 9-30g Calcined: 6-15g Pills and Powders: 1-3g Crush and cook 20-30 minutes longer than the other herbs. |
Actions And Indications
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Calms the Liver, anchors Floating Yang and clears Liver Fire | Liver Yang Rising with dizziness, vertigo, headache, a sensation of pressure around the eyes or tinnitus |
Strongly descends rebellious Qi | Rebellious Qi of the Lung and Stomach with belching, vomiting, hiccup, dyspnea and acute wheezing |
Cools the Blood and stops bleeding | Blood Heat bleeding, hematemesis, epistaxis, hemafecia Deficiency Cold bleeding (with appropriate combinations) (can be used alone for this) |
Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions
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Major Combinations
| Fossilia Ossis Mastodi | Concha Margaritaferae Usta | Cornu Saigae Tataricae |
Dizziness, vertigo, headache and tinnitus due to Liver Yang Rising. | Hypertension with either Liver Yang Rising or Liver Fire. | Acute febrile convulsions in children. |
| Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum | Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum | Rx. Gentianae |
Vomiting, hiccup and belching due to rebellious Qi. Wheezing and the after effects of an acute asthma attack. | Coughing and wheezing from Lung Heat. | Vomiting due to Gallbladder Fire Assaulting the Stomach. |
| Rx. Codonopsis | Rx. Codonopsis | Rx. Paeoniae Alba |
Wheezing and difficult breathing due to Lung and Kidney Deficiency. | Wheezing from Yin and Yang Deficiency. | Epistaxis or hematemesis due to Blood Heat. |
Limonitum | Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Rx. Rehmanniae |
Continuous uterine bleeding of purple or dark blood due to Cold from Deficiency of the Chong and Ren channels. | Epistaxis due to Deficiency Cold. | Hematemesis or hemoptysis due to Blood Heat in patterns of disharmony between the Liver and Stomach with accompanying rebellious Stomach Qi. |
Rx. Rehmanniae | Fossilia Ossis Mastodi | Rx. Scutellariae |
Hematemesis or hemoptysis due to Blood Heat in patterns of disharmony between the Liver and Stomach with accompanying rebellious Stomach Qi and the main symptom being coughing indicating Lung involvement. | Hypertension with irritability, dizziness and constipation. | Anger, irritability, headache and insomnia. |
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum | Rx. Rehmanniae | Rx. Asteris |
Nausea due to Cold. | Hematemesis and epistaxis. | Hemoptysis. |
Halloysitum Rubrum | Flos Sophorae | |
Chronic uterine bleeding and dizziness. | With calcined (Duan) Dai Zhe Shi, for hematochezia. |
Notes
- Arsenic salts have been detected by some researchers in certain samples of this substance, which could explain toxic signs such as slowed movement and paroxysmal spasms that progress to paralysis and respiratory arrest.
- Although it is used infrequently, it is valuable for treating reflux Qi and severe nervousness.
- It can take the place of more toxic minerals such as Cinnabaris Zhu Sha.
- Although it is placed in the Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors category, one major reference does not list this among its functions. Other sources, however, state that it does extinguish Wind.
- Dai Zhe Shi and Flos Inulae Xuan Fu Hua both descend rebellious Lung and Stomach Qi to stop nausea, vomiting and wheezing. It also sedates Liver Yang, cools the Blood and stops bleeding. Dai Zhe Shi relies on its heaviness to sink rebellious Qi and on its bitter Coldness to cool Liver Fire. Xuan Fu Hua relies on its saltiness to soften hardened areas of clumped Phlegm, which its warm acridity then disperses and its bitterness descends. It is best suited to cases where clumped Phlegm blocks the rising and descending movement of Qi, causing nausea, vomiting and wheezing.
- Dai Zhe Shi and Lapis Chloriti Qing Meng Shi are both heavy metals of a sinking nature; each pacifies the Liver, sedates convulsions, descends rebellious Qi and scours out Phlegm. Dai Zhe Shi is bitter, sweet and neutral. It mobilizes the Qi pathways and enters the Blood level, and it is highly effective at suppressing rebellious Qi in the Chong channel, extinguishing Liver Wind, cooling the Blood and stopping bleeding. Its value lies in sedating the Liver and descending rebellious Qi. Qing Meng Shi acts more intensely. It is salty and mobilizes the digestive tract in particular, clearing Phlegm and Food Stagnation. By eliminating the source of Food Stagnation, it is able to clear the Lungs, Liver and Stomach.
- Dai Zhe and Magnetitum Shi Ci Shi are both heavy substances that anchor the Yang, calm fright and quiet the Spirit. Ci Shi protects the True Yin and works best when deficiency of the True Yin in the lower body lets the Yang float upward. Dai Zhe Shi suppresses and descends Qi so as to clear and descend Liver Fire. It treats Liver Yang rising with dizziness, headaches and tinnitus, calms fright, and stops nausea, vomiting and wheezing. It also cools Liver Blood to stop bleeding.
- Calcined Hematite Duan Dai Zhe Shi is less cold and bitter and more able to restrain, check and stop bleeding. Its most common uses are epistaxis, hematemesis and continuous uterine bleeding.
From Class
- Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang (Shaoyang pivot) for hyperthyroid: Chai Hu + Huang Qin harmonize Shaoyang, Ban Xia + Fu Ling resolve phlegm/nodules, Da Huang purges Yang Ming heat, Long Gu and Mu Li settle Shen; use Da Huang cautiously long-term. (Rabinowitz)
- Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang ('roof tiles' formula): For pending stroke/TIA (Liver yang turning to wind): very high-dose Niu Xi leads blood down, with Mai Ya, shells and hematite as 'lead shoes'. (Gioioso)