Back to search result Previous Next
Search in medicinals

Arsenopyritum

Arsenopyrite

礜石 〔礜石〕 yù shí

Kingdom: Mineral

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet and acrid; hot; toxic.

Channel entry: Lung and spleen channels.*

Actions and indications: Disperses cold accumulation, dispels cold-damp, kills worms, and eliminates malign flesh. Treats abdominal pain due to intractable cold; accumulations and gatherings; wind-cold-damp impediment (shī bì); hemorrhoids and fistulas; polyps; malign sores; lichen (xiǎn) and scab (jiè).

Back to search result Previous Next