Pumice
Pumex
Fu Shi

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Cold; salty

Part(s) used

Porous rock

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

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).

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

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