Witnessed by: TCM
Fluorite (violet) (Fluorite), of the halide mineral family. Violet to purple cubic crystals and cleavable masses, breaking into perfect octahedra; native range: hydrothermal veins, often as gangue with lead and zinc ores; the drug is drawn chiefly from Zhejiang, Gansu and Liaoning. Globally recognized as 紫石英 zi shi ying in Chinese, and fluorite, fluorspar, purple fluorite in English. The part used is the calcined, crushed stone. Violet, purple or banded, glassy and translucent, cleaving cleanly into octahedra, tasteless; soft enough to be scratched by a knife, and often glowing faintly under heat or ultraviolet light — the mineral that gave fluorescence its name.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
VIOLET FLUORITE
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- fluorite (violet)
- Scientific name
- Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂) — the violet variety
- Family
- halide mineral
Form
- Part used
- the calcined, crushed stone
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- sweet
Temperature
- TCM
- warm
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Heart · Lung · Kidney
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- calms the spirit and settles fright, warms the Lung and directs rebellious qi downward to stop wheezing, and warms the womb
Cautions
- Contraindications
- yin deficiency with heat, and any pattern with fire; not for prolonged use
- Toxicity
- calcium fluoride is very sparingly soluble, but it is a fluoride — long or heavy use risks fluorosis, and the old alchemical practice of taking it for years is not to be followed
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