Magnet
(chi shi)
Magnetitum
Properties:
Salty in flavour, cold in nature, it acts on the heart,
liver and kidney channels. It is salty in flavour, cold in
nature and heavy in quality, with action of lowering. It
acts on heart channel, can lower heart-fire and
tranquilize the mind. Acting on liver channel, it can
supplement liver-yin and suppress liver-yang. Acting on
kidney channel. It can help kidney to store essence. It
benefits lung to control the lung-qi, and to improve
auditory, visual and vestibular function. It is often used
for treatment of restlessness, insomnia, and dizziness due
to overabundance of Yang and for insufficiency of liver
and kidney manifested as blurring of vision, tinnitus,
dyspnea.
Effects:
Suppressing the sthenic Yang, tranquilizing the mind,
improving inspiration by invigorating kidney-energy and
relieving dyspnea, improving visual, auditory and
vestibular function.
Indications:
1. Vertigo and
headache due to deficiency of Yin of liver and kidney or
hyperactivity of Yang liver. It is often used with Os
Draconis, Concha Holiotidis, Radix Paeoniae, Flos
Chrysanthemi, Radix Achyranthis Bidfntatae to calm the
liver and suppress the sthenic Yang. In cases of tinnitus
due to deficiency of kidney, and deafness and blurring of
vision due to insufficiency of Yin of liver and kidney, it
should be used with drugs of tonifying liver and kidney,
such as Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Fructus Corni ,
Frutus Schsandrae Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Semen Cuscutae.
2. Restlessness
and insomnia due to deficiency of Yin and hyperactivity of
Yang, it is used together with Cinnabaris of strengthen
the tranquilizing effect, as in ¡＜Pill of Magnetite and
Cinnabar¡＼.
3. For chronic
cough and asthma of insufficiency type, weak inspiration
caused by the deficiency of kidney qi, it is used together
with herbs of tonifying kidney, such as Semen Juglandis,
Fructus Schisandre, Fructus Psoraleae, Rhiozoma Dioscoreae,
etc.
Dosage and
Administration:
0.3-1.0g,
crashed into granules and then decocted or prepared as
pill or powder for oral use.
