Qing Meng Shi (Meng Shi) - 青礞石 - Lapis Chloriti

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Lapis Chloriti Lapis Mica seu Chloriti
Common English:	Chloris Chlorite Mica

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Salty	Neutral	Liver Lung Stomach	6-15g Pills and Powders: 1.5-6g

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Descends Qi and reduces Phlegm (digests food )

Chronic wheezing and cough due to old, stubborn Phlegm that has become especially viscous and clumped, Phlegm with pus

Severe Food Stagnation

Calms the Liver and suppresses jitteriness and convulsions (controls palpitations and seizures)

Withdrawal-mania, chronic convulsions or severe palpitations due to Phlegm-Heat (Blocking the Heart Orifices)

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum Chen Xiang Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang	Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi	Peppermint Juice Mel Feng Mi
Old, stubborn Phlegm causing wheezing, coughing, palpitations with anxiety, mania withdrawal, and constipation	Severe Food Stagnation	Childhood convulsions due to Phlegm-Heat Clogging the Middle and/or Upper Jiaos
Hb. Menthae Haplocalycis (Juice) Bo He Mel Feng Mi
Seizures and convulsions with constipation

Certain sources place this herb in the anti-asthmatic category.
It addresses Liver Attacking the Spleen, a pattern that generates Phlegm above the diaphragm.
It is reported to treat constipation as well.
Qing Meng Shi alone is able to sweep out the root of Phlegm from places hidden deep within the twists and turns of the bowels.
Qing Meng Shi and Haematitum Dai Zhe 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, enters the Blood level, and is highly effective at suppressing rebellious Qi in the Chong channel, extinguishing Liver Wind, cooling the Blood and stopping bleeding. It is prized for sedating the Liver and descending rebellious Qi. Qing Meng Shi acts more intensely. Salty in flavor, it specifically mobilizes the digestive tract to clear Phlegm and Food Stagnation, and by removing the source of Food Stagnation it is able to clear the Lungs, Liver and Stomach.
Calcined Chlorite Duan Meng Shi is the form usually taken internally, since it makes Phlegm sink.
Flying Chlorite Fei Meng Shi results from aqueous trituration, which grinds it into a fine powder.