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Latin pharmacognostic name: Ferri Frusta

Alternate Chinese names: 铁屑 tiě xiè; 铁液 tiě yè; 铁蛾 tiě é; 铁花 tiě huā; 铁屑 tiě xiè; 铁屎 tiě shǐ; 生铁落 shēng tiě luò

Kingdom: Mineral

Use: Medicinal

Category: Liver-calming wind-extinguishing agents / Liver-calming yáng-subduing agents

Properties: Slightly acrid; balanced.

Channel entry: Liver and heart channels.

Indications:

Calms the liver and settles fright.

mania and withdrawal; delirious raving in febrile disease; heart palpitation; susceptibility to fright and irascibility.

Dosage & Method: Decoct (30–60g) or use in pills and powders.

Warnings: Use with care in liver vacuity and center qì vacuity cold.

Product Area: Most parts of China.

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