Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Mirabilitum |
Chemical name: 化學名﹕ | Na2SO4.10H2O |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | shoseki (硝石); bosho (芒硝) |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | choseog (硝石); mangch'o (芒硝) |
Pron. in Cantonese:: 粵音﹕ | mong4 siu1 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | 朴硝 po xiao，硝石 xiao shi，消石朴 xiao shi po，朴硝石 po xiao shi，盆消 pen xiao，鹽消 yan xiao，皮消 pi xiao，水消 shui xiao，英硝 ying xiao，馬牙硝 ma ya xiao |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | Glauber's salt |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | mainly produced in Qinghai, Tibet, Shandong, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Xinjiang provinces of China. Also being produced in Indai. 主產於青海、西藏、山東、湖北、湖南、貴州、新疆等地。國外主產於印度等地。 |
Properties characteristics﹕ 性味﹕ | Bitter, acrid, mildly salty. 味辛、苦微鹹。 |
Channels meridians entered: 歸經﹕ | heart, spleen, lung. 心、脾、肺。 |
Medical functions: 藥理﹕【1】 | - laxative effect
- mitigate appendicitis
- improves disease resistance
- arrest swelling and pain
- diuretic
- 瀉下作用
- 減輕闌尾炎症
- 增強機體內在的抗病能力
- 消腫止痛
- 利尿
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Actions & Indications:[2] 主治﹕【2】 | 1. constipation with dark urine, fullness and pain in abdomen. 2. conjunctivitis 3. boils in mouth and tongue 4. swollen and painful throat area 5. tumor of the breast 6. for stopping lactation 7. worm parasites of small children 8. red, swollen boils, before breakage 功能﹕瀉熱通便，潤燥軟堅，消熱解毒。 主治﹕尿赤實熱便結, 上腹硬悶, 腹滿疼, 胸部脹滿，痛目赤腫痛，結膜炎，口腔糜爛，口舌生瘡、 咽喉腫痛，發熱，乳癰腫痛, 乳婦回乳, 小兒食積腹脹, 目赤腫痛, 瘡瘍未潰之紅腫熱痛等。 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕【1】 | sodium sulfate decahydrate (Na2SO4.10H2O), also contains impurities like: potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate. 十水合硫酸鈉。並含雜質如：硝酸鉀，硝酸鈉等。 |
Daly Dosage: 每日用量﹕ | For taking orally: 3 g. For external use: use appropriate amount.內服:3g。外用:適量。可入散、丸、軟膏、敷劑等製劑。 |
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ | fang feng tong sheng san 防風通聖散 tao he cheng qi tang 桃核承氣湯 sheng yang chu shi fang feng tang 升陽除濕防風湯 |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ |
not to use in cases of pixu (spleen deficient) or during pregnancy.
脾虛及孕婦忌服。 |
