Calcite, Han Shui Shi 寒水石

Han Shui Shi (TCM)
Cong Zhi ཅོང་ཞི (Tibetan)

Calcite crystal
(Photo by Slim Sepp)

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Mineralogical name:
Calcitum

Parts Used:
Various types and sources of ‘Calcite’ have been used. Some are related stones, for example, Red Gypsum is used for Calcite in North China and Limestone varieties may be also used. Tibetan Medicine recognises 5 distinct types of Calcite (Cong Zi)

Temperature & Taste:

Cold, dry. Pungent, Salty (TCM); Sweet (Tibetan Medicine)

Properties:
Crystal system: Trigonal
Color: colorless, white, grey, yellow-green
Streak: white
Cleavage: perfect, angle of 74°
Fracture: conchoidal
Lustre: vitreous to pearly
Tenacity: brittle
Transparency: Transparent to translucent
Hardness: 3
Specific Gravity: 2.71

Constituents:

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) with admixture and trace minerals.

Classifications:

B. Clear Strong Heat or Fire

Uses:

1. Clears Heat, Drains Fire:
-High Fever

2. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Edema, Dysuria

3. Externally:
-Burns, Scalds

Dose:

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Comment:

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Substitute:

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Preparation:

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Main Combinations:

1. Strong Heat, High Fever:
i. Calcite is often combined with … available in PRO version
ii. High fever with Delirium, Calcite with … available in PRO version
2. Asthma and Wheezing, Calcite and … available in PRO version
3. Epilepsy, Paralysis, Calcite with … available in PRO version
4. Wind and Heat High Fever, Restlessness, Raving, Calcite with … available in PRO version
5. Fever, Vomiting, Indigestion, Calcite with … available in PRO version
6. Difficulty Urinating, Gravel, Calcite with … available in PRO version
7. Poor appetite and Indigestion, Calcite with … available in PRO version
8. Poisoning and Fever, Calcite with … available in PRO version
9. Burns, Scalds, Calcite with … available in PRO version
10. Bleeding Gums, Calcite, … available in PRO version
11. Erysipelas, Calcite, … available in PRO version

Major Formulas:

Calcite 6 Powder (Tibetan Medicine)
Calcite 9
Calcite 20
Pacific 6 (Zhi byed drug pa) (Tibetan Medicine)
Pacific 11 (Zhi byed bcu gcig) (Tibetan Medicine)
Golden Pacific (Zhi gser) (Tibetan Medicine)
Balancing Comforter (Bde byed snyoms) (Tibetan Medicine)
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