Contraindicated / High risk. Use only under practitioner supervision.
TCM Properties
- Taste
- salty
- Temperature
- warm
- Channels
- Kidney
Traditional Use
Primary Actions
- Warms the Kidney and tonifies Yang — used for impotence, spermatorrhea, and premature ejaculation from Kidney Yang deficiency
- Warms the Uterus and tonifies Yang — used for female infertility and cold-type abdominal masses from uterine coldness
Secondary Actions
- Tonifies Kidney Yang to address lower back and knee soreness aggravated by cold and deficiency
- Warms the Lower Jiao to relieve lower abdominal coldness and diminished libido from Yang deficiency
Modern Research
Active Compounds
- Calcium magnesium iron silicate — primary mineral composition Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
- Trace elements — iron, manganese, and other mineral cofactors present in the silicate matrix
Studied Effects
- No peer-reviewed pharmacological studies on Actinolitum as a TCM preparation identified in PubMed; clinical application remains based on traditional evidence only
Safety & Interactions
Contraindications
- Yin deficiency with heat signs — warm tonifying action is contraindicated in heat-excess patterns
- Long-term use — not intended for prolonged administration; risk of mineral accumulation
- Fibrous (asbestiform) actinolite — one of six recognized asbestos types; inhalation of fine fibers causes asbestosis and lung cancer; only pharmaceutical-grade calcined non-asbestiform preparations are permissible
Cautions
- Must be prepared as extremely finely powdered calcined mineral by a qualified practitioner to minimize fiber inhalation risk
- Source exclusively from verified suppliers of pharmaceutical-grade Actinolitum prepared from non-asbestiform material
- MSK page not found — drug interaction data not available from Memorial Sloan Kettering integrative medicine database