Yang Tonics
Yang Qi Shi
阳起石
Actinolite
陽起石
Tremolitum
Name
Yang Qi Shi (Actinolite)
The Effect of Yang Qi Shi
Property
Salty, warm; kidney meridian entered.
Actions
Warm the kidney and tonify yang.
Indications
Impotence, spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, abdominal mass, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, cold and soreness of waist and knees, infertility due to cold uterus.
Dosage and Administrations
Made into pill or powder, 3~4.5 g.
Cautions
It is contraindicated in case of yin deficiency with effulgent fire.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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