The value and efficacy of hematite stone is the same, medicinal hematite name ochre, alias generation ochre, generation ochre, iron Zhu, nail head ochre, red stone, red ochre. Effects: calming the liver and submerging the yang; re-calming and subduing rebelliousness; cooling the blood and stopping bleeding.

The hematite which is iron black, metallic luster and flaky is called specular hematite; the hematite which is steel gray, metallic luster and scaly is called mica hematite, which is called "yunzi iron" in ancient China; the hematite which is reddish-brown in color and with dull luster is called ochre, which is called "daixie ochre" in ancient China; and the ochre which is called "daixie ochre" in ancient China is called "daixie ochre" in ancient China. The reddish-brown earthy and dull luster is called ochre, which is called "dai ochre" in ancient China, and "ochre" is used to refer to hematite in general. Hematite is widely distributed. Various endogenous, exogenous or metamorphic effects can produce hematite. China's Hebei Xuanhua Long Yan iron ore and Hunan Ningxiang iron ore are hematite deposits formed by sedimentation. Hematite is often produced together with magnetite in sedimentary metamorphic and contact metamorphic iron ores.