Chinese Ink, Jing Mo

Beijing Ink, Jing Mo 京墨

Jing Mo (TCM)

Traditional Ink Block (Photo from Cleveland Museum of Art) (Wikimedia)

Botanical name:

Pinus spp.
Ink made from the soot of burning pine wood, mixed with gum.

Parts used:

Ink

Temperature & Taste:

Warm, dry. Pungent.

Classification:

Uses:

1. Stops Bleeding:
–Nosebleeding
-Vomiting Blood, Blood in the Stool
-Postpartum Bleeding
-Bleeding from Wounds, apply topically
2. Externally:
–applied topically to stop Bleeding
-mixed with vinegar and applied to swellings

Dose:

1–2 grams

Preparation:

Pine soot is collected and mixed with gum and formed into bricks.

Main Combinations:

1. Blood in the urine, Beijing Ink, Barberry bark, Emblic Myrobalan, Licorice

Major Formulas:

Cautions:

None noted

Main Preparations used:

Ink has been used as a medicine in China since the Tang Dynasty.

Nothing at Present

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