Magnetite for the isometric crystal system oxide mineral spinel group magnetite ore, the main containing iron tetraoxide. Mainly produced in Jiangsu, Shandong, Liaoning, Guangdong, Anhui, Hebei and other places. Can be extracted at any time, remove impurities, select the strong ability to absorb iron (commonly known as "living magnetite" or "spirit magnetite") Yin medicine. It is used raw or quenched in vinegar and finely ground.

Taste and efficacy

1. Taste: cold in nature, pungent in flavor.

2. Attributes to heart, liver and kidney meridians.

3. Effects: Tranquilizing the mind, calming the liver and submerging the yang, brightening the ears and eyes, and calming the qi. Used for restlessness, palpitation and anxiety, insomnia, epilepsy, vertigo of liver and yang, asthma of kidney deficiency, tinnitus and deafness.

Effects of Magnetite

Clinical Application and Formulation

1. It is used for treating restlessness, palpitation, insomnia, dizziness, headache and epilepsy caused by yin deficiency and hyperactivity of yang. This product is cold and heavy, sinking downward, long for submerged yang and tranquilize the spirit, ear and eyes, for the treatment of hyperactivity of liver yang good medicine, often with Zhu Sha, Shi diaming, white peony with the use of the same.

2. It is used in the treatment of vertigo caused by hyperactivity of liver and yang, and deficiency of liver and kidney. It is often used in conjunction with stone vitex, oyster and white peony in the treatment of vertigo with hyperactivity of liver yang. For treating tinnitus due to kidney deficiency, it is used with Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum and Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis to nourish the kidney and smarten the ears, such as Deafness Zuo Ci Wan.

3. It is used for kidney deficiency and shortness of breath. Often paired with schizandra, walnut meat, etc., *** play the function of gas and asthma.

4. For the treatment of mental illness. According to the magnetite powder 60g, cinnabar powder 60g, Shenqu 180g. Refined honey for 80-120 pills, 1-2 pills each time, 2-3 times a day.

5. Used in the treatment of glaucoma. Clove 50g, Aloe Vera 50g, Black Clown 50g, Magnetite 100g. ****Pulverized finely and put into capsules. Oral, 3-5 capsules (2-4g) daily in the morning and evening, l hour after meals.

6. Can also be used with honeysuckle vine, yellow dan, sesame oil, boiled paste, the treatment of all kinds of swelling and poisoning.

Use, dosage and contraindications of use

15-30g, decocted in water, first decoction. Appropriate amount for external use.

Toxic side effects of Magnetite

Clinical cases of allergic dermatitis caused by taking Magnetite Zhuwan (Magnetite, Cinnabar, and Shenqu) have been reported, and no poisoning or allergy has been reported with Magnetite alone.