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Pumice

Pumice. Class: For desolving phlegm, stopping cougth, and soothing breathing. Properties: Cold; Salty. Meridians: Lung

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Fu Shi
中文名 (Chinese)
浮石
Latin Name
Pumex
English Name
Pumice
Alias Names
水花白浮石海浮石海石水泡石浮水石大海浮石
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Cold; Salty
Meridians (归经)
Lung
Part Used
Porous rock
Therapeutic Class (EN)
For desolving phlegm, stopping cougth, and soothing breathing
功效分类 (CN)
化痰止咳平喘
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
1. treatment of phlegm-heat cough manifested as cough with yellow, sticky and thick sputum or sputum difficult to expectorate. costazia bone (haifushi) is used with sea clam shell (haigeke), trichosanthes fruit (gualou), capejasmine (zhizi) and natural indigo (qingdai). 2. treatment of scrofula and goiter caused by phlegm and qi accumulation. costazia bone (haifushi) is used with oyster shell (muli), tendrilled fritillary bulb (chuanbeimu), scrophularia (xuanshen) and laminaria (kunbu).
Indication (主治)
1. treatment of phlegm-heat cough manifested as cough with yellow, sticky and thick sputum or sputum difficult to expectorate. costazia bone (haifushi) is used with sea clam shell (haigeke), trichosanthes fruit (gualou), capejasmine (zhizi) and natural in
🔗 External References
TCMID
3960
TCM-ID
618