INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin: Melanteritum
Common English: Melanterite
Ferrous Sulfate Heptahydrate
Substances for External Use
Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Sour
Astringent
Cool
Spleen
Liver
(Lungs)
0.8-4.5g
Actions Indications/Syndromes

Dries Dampness and resolves Phlegm

General edema with Yin jaundice, chronic dysentery, chronic diarrhea

Kills parasites and dispels Accumulation

Malnutrition, infantile malnutrition

Nourishes the Blood and controls bleeding

Anemia, jaundice due to Blood Deficiency, hematochezia due to intestinal bleeding

Removes toxins and controls furuncles

Furuncles, eczema, scabies, pharyngitis, oral lesions, blepharitis ulcerosa, aphthae

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated during the first trimester following hematemesis.
  • Contraindicated for Stomach diseases.
  • Contraindicated during pregnancy. 
  • Use caution as oral intake may cause vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and dizziness.
  • Strictly avoid tea. 
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. For external use, take the required quantity of powder that can be mixed with oil or dissolved in water to wash the lesions. 
  2. It shouldn’t be decocted. Take the pills or powder.
  3. For anemia caused by Kidney failure, Take 200g Zao Fan, 500g Fr. Jujube Da Zao (pitted), 400g stir fried wheat flour, 10g Flos Caryophylli Ding Xiang and 200g honey. Mix well and make into pills about the size of peas. Take 10 to 15 pills each time, twice a day.