Fu Hai Shi海浮石
Os CostaziaeCostaziae Skeleton
- Category
- Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat
- Nature
- cold
- Taste
- salty
- Channels entered
- Lung
- Dosage
- 6–15 g
Actions & indications
- Clears Heat from the Lungs, transforms Phlegm and disperses Stagnation
- Heat Accumulation in the Lungs with viscous, difficult-to-expectorate sputum or hemoptysis
- Usually used for long-term disorders, chronic coughing
- Softens hardness and dissipates Phlegm nodules
- Scrofula, goiter and similar disorders caused by Phlegm-Fire
- Promotes urination and unblocks the upper source for water (Lungs)
- Hot, stony painful urinary dysfunction (Stone Lin)
- Dysuria
Contraindications
- Contraindicated where cough and rebellious Qi arise from Deficient Qi surging upward.
- Contraindicated where Phlegm and thin mucus stem from Spleen and Stomach Deficiency.
- Use caution when cough is caused by Deficiency and Cold.
Notes
- Os Costaziae Fu Hai Shi and Pumex Fu Shi are used interchangeably.
- It dissipates clumps more effectively than Fu Shi.
- This substance breaks down masses and has demonstrated an inhibitory effect on cancer cell growth.
- It is frequently paired with Concha Meretricis Ge Qiao.