Medical Uses Of Red Ochre

Red Ochre (dai zhe shi) - Acupuncture Today

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In addition to its medicinal uses, red ochre is also used as a pigment in painting. According to the principles of traditional Chinese, red ochre has bitter and cold properties, and is associated with the Liver and Heart meridians. Its main functions are to pacify the liver, to …

Ochre - Wikipedia

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Use of red ochre by early Neandertals | PNAS

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From the Upper Paleolithic record, red ochre is indeed well known for its use in cave paintings and in ritual burial contexts. More “mundane” or “domestic” uses of red …

Ochre: The world's first red paint | Live Science

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Other than serving as paint, ochre had plenty of uses. People used it to tan hides, as mosquito repellent, for protection against …