Witnessed by: TCM
Haematite (Hematite), of the oxide (iron oxide) family. A heavy, reddish-brown to steel-grey crystalline or reniform iron ore; native range: crystalline iron-oxide ore in metamorphic and sedimentary deposits. Globally recognized as 代赭石 dai zhe shi in Chinese, and haematite, red ochre stone, bloodstone in English. The part used is the crushed ore, usually calcined. A dense, metallic-lustred stone that leaves a blood-red streak, heavy in the hand.
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.
HAEMATITE
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- haematite
- Scientific name
- Hematite (Fe₂O₃, iron oxide)
- Family
- oxide (iron oxide)
Form
- Part used
- the crushed ore, usually calcined
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- bitter
Temperature
- TCM
- cold
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Liver · Heart · Stomach · Lung · Pericardium
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- pacifies the Liver and settles rising yang, directs rebellious qi downward to stop vomiting, hiccup, belching and wheezing, and cools the blood to stop bleeding
Cautions
- Contraindications
- deficiency-cold of the middle burner, and pregnancy
- Toxicity
- may carry trace arsenic — use processed and not over long periods
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