Sundance Acupuncture

Herb & Acupuncture Database

(This is my own personal database of teachers, teachings and notes that I use in my practice. I’ve decided to share it freely with anyone who would like to reference it.)

Fu Hai Shi - 海浮石 - Os Costaziae

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Os Costaziae / Pumex
Common English:	Costaziae Skeleton / Pumice

Category

Herbs that Transform Phlegm and Stop Coughing: Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat / Dissolve Hot‐Phlegm

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Salty	Cold	Lung	6-15g Crush into powder before decocting. 6-10g (Secondary source)

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Clears Heat from the Lungs, transforms Phlegm and disperses Stagnation	Heat Accumulation in the Lungs with viscous, difficult-to-expectorate sputum or hemoptysis Usually used for long-term disorders, chronic coughing
Softens hardness and dissipates Phlegm nodules	Scrofula, goiter and similar disorders caused by Phlegm-Fire
Promotes urination and unblocks the upper source for water (Lungs)	Hot, stony painful urinary dysfunction (Stone Lin) Dysuria

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Contraindicated for those with cough and rebellious Qi due to Deficient Qi rushing upward.
Contraindicated for those with Phlegm and thin mucus due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency.
Use caution for those with cough caused by Deficiency and Cold.
Use caution with Cold-Phlegm or Damp-Phlegm.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Major Combinations

Notes

Os Costaziae Fu Hai Shi and Pumex Fu Shi are used interchangeably.
Compared with Fu Shi, it is better at dissipating clumps.
It resolves masses, and research shows that it suppresses the growth of cancer cells.
It is frequently combined with Concha Meretricis Ge Qiao.

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.