Zao Xin Tu - 竈心土 - Terra Flava Usta - Ignited Yellow Earth
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Terra Flava Usta (Fu Long Gan) |
| Common English: | Ignited Yellow Earth Oven Earth Stove Earth |
Category
Herbs that Regulate the Blood: Herbs that Stop Bleeding (Hemostatics)Properties
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
| Acrid | Warm (Slightly Warm) | Spleen Stomach | 15-90g Place separately in a cheesecloth bag and decoct first Large dose: 90-120g |
Actions And Indications
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Warms the Blood and stops bleeding | Bleeding due to Stomach and/or Intestinal Deficiency Cold |
Warms and harmonizes the Stomach (Middle Jiao) and stops vomiting | Vomiting due to Stomach Cold Morning sickness |
Stops diarrhea | Spleen Deficient diarrhea |
*Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions
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Major Combinations
| Cx. Cinnamomi | Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Or Rx. Ginseng |
Chronic hemorrhage, especially hemafecia associated with Spleen Deficiency Cold | Morning sickness due to Deficiency Cold | Nausea and vomiting due to Stomach Deficiency |
| Halloysitum Rubrum | Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang Rx. Lateralis Aconiti Preparata Zhi Fu Zi | Mel |
Chronic diarrhea with prolapsed rectum with sensations of Cold in the abdomen and hemafecia (internal and topical) | Diarrhea and dysentery due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold. | Hematemesis Epistaxis |
Rz. Zingiberis | Rz. Coptidis | Colla Corii Asini |
Hematochezia with Cold in the Lower Jiao | Bloody dysentery with abdominal pain, irritability and a dry mouth | Profuse menstrual bleeding |
Petiolus Trachycarpi | Colla Corii Asini | Rice Wine |
Take with warm alcohol or vinegar for bloody leukorrhea | Hematochezia, hematemesis, epistaxis and menorrhagia due to Spleen Qi Deficiency | Nausea and vomiting |
| Caulis Perillae Zi Su Geng Fr. Amomi Sha Ren Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru | Fr. Crataegi | |
| Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy | Postpartum diarrhea |
Notes
- It is obtained from the ashes at the bottom of a stove in which Rx. Lithospermi/Arnebiae Zi Cao has been burned.
- One source describes it as old clay from the clay bed inside a stove that has burned dry grass or wood for a long period.
- One source states that it has astringent properties.
- For swollen sores, it is blended with garlic into a paste and applied to the affected area.
- For moxa blisters, boil it and pour the liquid over the blister.
- Used alone, it treats general bleeding.
- Used alone, it also treats nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.