Zao Fan皂矾
MelanteritumMelanterite
Also known asFerrous Sulfate Heptahydrate
- Category
- Herbs for topical application
- Nature
- cool
- Taste
- sour, astringent
- Channels entered
- Spleen, Liver
- Secondary channels
- Lung
- Dosage
- 0.8–4.5 g
Actions & indications
- Dries Dampness and resolves Phlegm
- General edema with Yin jaundice, chronic dysentery, chronic diarrhea
- Kills parasites and dispels Accumulation
- Malnutrition, infantile malnutrition
- Nourishes the Blood and controls bleeding
- Anemia, jaundice due to Blood Deficiency, hematochezia due to intestinal bleeding
- Removes toxins and controls furuncles
- Furuncles, eczema, scabies, pharyngitis, oral lesions, blepharitis ulcerosa, aphthae
Contraindications
- Contraindicated in the first trimester after hematemesis.
- Contraindicated in Stomach disease.
- Contraindicated in pregnancy.
- Use caution, as oral intake may cause vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and dizziness.
- Avoid tea strictly.
Notes
- For external use, take the needed amount of powder and mix it with oil, or dissolve it in water to wash the affected area.
- It should not be decocted; take it as pills or powder instead.
- For anemia due to Kidney failure: combine 200g Zao Fan, 500g pitted Fr. Jujube Da Zao, 400g stir-fried wheat flour, 10g Flos Caryophylli Ding Xiang and 200g honey, mix thoroughly, and form pea-sized pills. Take 10 to 15 pills twice daily.