Dai Zhe Shi
Haematitum
bitter, cold
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremor
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Disorders of internal wind
- Vertigo
- Dizziness
- Yang dysfunction
- Headache
- Eye pressure
- Tinnitus
- Indigestion
- Vomiting
- Wheezing
- Hiccough
- Epistaxis
- Hematemesis
Dai Zhe Shi is bitter and cold. It enters the liver, heart, and pericardium to circulate blood. A stagnation of liver qi and blood and cause problems in many other systems but this herb uniquely enters the heart and pericardium systems. The bitter quality plus the heavy nature of this herb help it to sedate and reduce dysfunctional yang patterns.
Dai Zhe Shi can treat patterns of bleeding especially when the pattern is caused from heat as this is a cold herb. It also contains iron which supports blood health.
Channels: liver, heart, pericardium
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Anemia
- Indigestion
- Deafness
- Biliary congestion
- Hemafecia
- Hypertension
- Glaucoma
Formulas:
- Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Jian Ling Tang
- Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Shi Tang
- Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang
Contraindications: Dai Zhe Shi herb should not be prescribed to patients long term and should not be prescribed to pregnant patients
Zoo Image: a rhino with a blind fold and a nose bleed, a yang red head, hearing music, has pinned the tail on his own forehead and is vomiting