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Mirabilitum (= Magnesia Sulfaricum; Natrum Sulfaricum)
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Pin Yin:
mang xiao
Common name: sodium sulfate with minor amounts of calcium sulfate and magnesium sulfate; glauber's salt
Botanical family: (mineral)
Primary action: Drain-Attack
Secondary actions:
Drain Fire
Temperature: very cold
Taste: acrid, bitter, salty
Entering Channel: St, LI
Actions:
Drains Heat and moves and softens stool; used for Repletion Heat in Stomach
and Large Intestine with hard, impacted feces.
When used topically: clears Heat and reduces swelling, especially of the
eyes, oral cavity and skin.
(See
Stomach Heat (Stomach Fire Blazing)
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YangMing-stage Organ
.)
Indications: constipation, red eyes, sore throat, mouth sores,
sores
Dosage:
1-3 qian.
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