Meridian-Warming Hemostatics
Zao Xin Tu (灶心土)
Name
Zao Xin Tu (Furnace Soil)
The Effect of 灶心土
Property
Pungent, warm; spleen and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Warm the middle energizer, dry dampness, arrest vomiting and stop bleeding.
Indications
Vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, hematemesis, urine with blood, regurgitation, nose bleeding, hematochezia, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, morbid leucorrhea, sores, Hyperemesis gravidarum.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~30 g, or made into powder. It should be wrapped during decocting. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying.
Cautions
It is contraindicated for yin and blood deficiency and vomiting and regurgitation due to heat syndrome.
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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