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Latin pharmacognostic name: Selenitum

Alternate Chinese names: 太乙玄精石 tài yǐ xuán jīng shí; 阴精石 yīn jīng shí; 太阴玄精 tài yīn xuán jīng; 太阴元精石 tài yīn yuán jīng shí; 太阴玄精石 tài yīn xuán jīng shí; 玄英石 xuán yīng shí; 阴精石 yīn jīn shí

Kingdom: Plant

Use: Medicinal

Category:

Properties: Salty; cold.

Channel entry: Kidney, lung, bladder, large intestine, and stomach channels.*

Indications:

Enriches yīn; downbears fire; softens hardness; disperses phlegm.

yáng exuberance and yīn vacuity; vigorous heat effusion; vexation and thirst; head wind and brain pain; red eyes; eye screens; double tongue (重舌 chóng shé); wooden tongue (木舌 mù shé); throat sores.

Dosage & Method: Oral: Decoct (9–15g) or use in powders and pills. Topical: Grind.

Warnings: Contraindicated in spleen vacuity cold.

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