INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Actinolitum
Common English:	Actinolite

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Salty	Slightly Warm	Kidney	3-8g

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Warms the Kidneys and the Lower Jiao, warms the Ming Men and fortifies the Yang	Kidney Yang Deficiency and Cold patterns with impotence, spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation and soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees
Warms the Womb	Cold Womb with infertility and uterine bleeding

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency with Heat signs.
Contraindicated for those with impotence due Lower Jiao Fire Stagnation.
Contraindicated for those with continuous uterine bleeding or vaginal discharge due to Overabundant Fire.
Do not use long term.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Sm. Allii Tuberosi Jiu Cai Zi (Fr. Psoraliae) (*Bu Gu Zhi)* Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Lu Rong	Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Lu Rong	Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi (Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata) (Shu Di Huang)
Impotence, spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, and low back pain from Deficient Kidney Yang	Cold Womb	Cold Womb Infertility
Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Lu Rong
Kidney Yang Deficiency in men

The literal translation is “stone for raising the Yang”.
This herb can reduce abdominal masses associated with Cold in the Lower Jiao.
It can treat deep-seated Blood Stagnation, Wind-Damp-Bi or edema due to Deficiency Cold of the Lower Jiao.
Both Yang Qi Shi and Sm. Allii Tuberosi Jiu Cai Zi strongly tonify the Kidney Yang. Yang Qi Shi is fiercely warming in nature, warms the Ming Men and reduces both mobile and fixed masses. Jiu Cai Zi warms the Yang and astringes the Jing and urine.
Calcined Actinolitum Duan Yang Qi Shi is more easily pulverized and decocted and is most commonly used.
Wine Actinolitum Jiu Yang Qi Shi is more easily pulverized and decocted and more strongly strengthens the Yang.