Distribution: throughout coastal China and around the world.
Properties (characteristics):
Sweet, salty, neutral
Channels meridians) entered:
Liver spleen, lung.
Actions & Indications:
Neutralizes acid in the duodenum and stomach, thus alleviating pain due to ulcer dissolves phlegm, dissipates nodules rickets in children, lung TB, Fungal Pneumonia, Bronchiectasis, scrofula.
Chemical ingredients:
Calcium carbonate and trace amounts of calcium phosphate, salt of magnesium, iron, sodium phosphate. Total calcium is >93%.
Dosage:
10-30g. To be boiled longer than other herbs. Can also be used in powder form.
Cautions:
In isolated cases there are swollen faces, hematuria, cloudy urine and infection of the urinary tract.