Han Shui Shi寒水石
GlauberitumCalcite
Autres nomsCalcitum · Red Gypsum · Calcareous Spar
- Catégorie
- Herbs that Clear Heat and Drain Fire (Herbs that Clear Heat in the *Qi* Stage)
- Nature
- froid
- Saveur
- piquant, salé
- Tropisme
- Cœur, Estomac, Rein
- Posologie
- 9–30 g
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Actions & indications
- Clears Heat and drains Fire from the Yang Ming Stage*/Qi Level*
- Yang Ming/Qi Level Heat with high fever, irritability and thirst
- Expels Summerheat
- Especially useful for Summerheat
- Used for burns and sores
- Topically for burns, sores and inflamed eyes due to Wind-Heat
- Promotes urination and reduces edema
- Edema and anuria
- Directs Fire downward and softens hardness
- Swelling and pain of the throat and gums, and clumping in the abdomen
Contre-indications
- Contraindicated for those with Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold.
- Contraindicated in the absence of true Heat.
Associations
- Shi Gao
- Hua Shi
Yang-Ming/Qi-level Heat (Summerheat) with high fever, thirst, and irritability.
- Lu Gan Shi
- Shi Gao
Burns, used topically as a powder.
- Shi Gao
Excess Heat at the Qi level.
Notes
- This herb acts on the Kidneys and the Blood.
- Some sources credit it with opening the Orifices.
- It forms when a saturated solution of Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao is cooled below room temperature, precipitating out as crystals. The two share similar functions but cannot be substituted for one another: Han Shui Shi clears Heat from the Stomach only, whereas Mang Xiao clears Heat from the Stomach, Lung, and Large Intestine.
- Han Shui Shi and Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao both clear Yang Ming/Qi-level Heat presenting with high fever, unquenchable thirst, and a large, forceful pulse, and are often combined. Hua Shui Shi is salty and acrid, entering the Kidneys to treat edema and to soften, mobilize, and disperse hardness, while Shi Gao enters the Lung channel to treat Heat-induced cough or wheezing and to release pathogenic Heat from the skin and muscle layers.