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.)

Shi Yan - 石燕 - Fossilia Spiriferis

Pharmaceutical Latin: Fossilia Spiriferis
Common English: Spirifer’s Fossil Shell

Category

Downward Draining Herbs (Diuretics)

Properties

Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Salty Cool Kidney
Bladder 		3-9g

Actions And Indications

Actions Indications/Syndromes

Clears Damp-Heat, promotes diuresis and removes nebulae

Anal fistula, Difficult urination, Hematochezia, Leukorrhea, Nebulae, Stranguria

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated during pregnancy.
  • Contraindicate for weak people without Damp-Heat.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Major Combinations

Notes

Mentioned in 1 other entry

Herb Formulas (1)

Lung Cancer #63

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