Functions and Uses (From Franks: Stone Medicine )

Tonifies Qi, especially Heart, Lung, and Spleen for:

• frequent illness, whether from internal or external factors*
• cardiac insufficiency (such as panting after climbing stairs), lethargy with exertion*
• chronic allergies, especially stress-related; hives*
• bronchitis, respiratory vulnerability*
• digestive issues in general, diarrhea, abdominal distention*

Regulates Defensive/Wei Qi for

• over or underactive immune response, such as with frequent colds and allergies or autoimmune conditions (requires long-term internal use)*

Clears Heat by moving stagnation for

• menopausal symptoms*
• chronic inflammatory nerve conditions:  spasm, tremors, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, tinnitus, eye twitching, stuttering*
• Raynaud's syndrome, neuropathy, loss of sensation or mobility of the limbs*

Breaks up Blood stagnation for

• bruises, hematomas, blood clots*

Calms the Shen for

• anxiety disorders*
• traumas of life, fears and phobias*

Clears Fire Toxins at the Blood level for

• autoimmune disorders, such as multiple sclerosis or inflammatory bowel disease*
• leukemia*

Regenerates tissue for

• broken bones, scarring of the bones*
• surgical scars*
• side effects of chemotherapy and radiation*
• ulcerations, burns*
• fibrotic accumulations*

Softens hardness for

• arthritic joints, sclerotic skin*
• arteriosclerosis*
• rigid attitudes*

Emotional Use for

• the person who lacks warmth, whether emotional or physical*
• situations in which the heart is challenged by the difficulties of life - rhodonite helps us become more aware of the nature of the challenge and come to acceptance or resolution*

Intentional use for

• relationship palace*