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Pin Yin: chi shi zhi-
Common name: kaolin (hydrated aluminum silicate, ferric oxide)
Botanical family: (mineral)
Primary action: Astringe
Temperature: warm
Taste: sweet, astringent
Entering Channel: Sp, St, LI
Actions:
Astringes Intestines and stops diarrhea; used for Vacuity Cold type
diarrhea or for chronic dysentery-like disorders with mucus and blood
in stools.
Stops bleeding by astringing; used for excessive menstruation, abnormal
uterine bleeding, blood in stools, and prolapsed rectum due to Vacuity
Cold.
Used topically to help chronic non-healing sores to heal.
(See
Large Intestine Cold Vacuity
;
Spleen unable to govern
Blood
;
Spleen Qi Sinking
.)
Dosage: 3-10 qian.
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