Chi Shi Zhi
Halloysitum Rubrum
sour, sweet, astringent, warm
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Stabilize and Bind
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
- Chronic diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Blood and mucus
- Hemafecia
- Menometrorrhagia
- Prolapsed rectum
- Ulcers
- Weeping sores
Chi Shi Zhi binds up the intestines and stops diarrhea when the pathomechanism is a cold deficiency pattern (yang deficiency). There might be mucus in the stool and typically the stool has undigested food from hypochlorhydria (low stomach acid) and poor pancreatic enzyme production (spleen digestive functions). Also used for blood in the stool when caused by spleen not controlling the blood or for excess uterine bleeding from the same pattern.
Chi Shi Zhi be used topically to stop bleeding when there is a trauma and has wound healing qualities.
Channels: spleen, stomach, large intestine
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Pancreas exocrine function
- Enzyme production
- Chronic diarrhea
- Rectal prolapse
- Leukorrhea
- Dysentery
- Hemafecia
- Skin ulcers
- Indigestion
- Gastric ulcer
- Adsorbent (removes toxins in the gastrointestinal tract)
Formulas:
- Tao Hua Tang
Contraindications: use with caution on pregnant patients, do not use when there is diarrhea from heat disorders or when there is damp-heat in the lower jiao
Zoo Image: Dracula’s camel has been whipped and is bleeding into a goblet while it has diarrhea