Green Salt

Green Salt

(Tang materia medica)

[synonym] stone green (Haiyao materia medica), salt green (compendium).

[source] it is the ore of chalcopyrite, a halide mineral.

[mineral form] chalcopyrite

Orthorhombic system. The crystal is columnar or plate-shaped, with vertical stripes on the crystal surface. It is also a collection of fibrous, granular, renal and dense. The color has beautiful green, emerald green or black green. The streaks are apple green. Glossy diamond or glassy. Transparent to translucent. The cleavage is complete according to the axial plane. The fracture is conchoidal. 3-5. The specific gravity is 3.75-3.77. It's brittle. If it is burned with fire, the flame is sky blue. If it is heated in a closed tube, raw water will be produced. Acids can dissolve into green solutions.

It occurs in the oxidation zone of copper ore.

[chemical composition] the main component is 2cu2 (OH) 3c1. Theoretically, it contains 59.5% copper, 16.6% chlorine and 12.7% water.

[nature and taste] 1. Tang materia medica: "it tastes salty, bitter and pungent, flat and nontoxic. "

② Haiyao materia medica: "it tastes salty and astringent. "

[function and indications] it is used to treat the blurred eyes, astringent and dim eyes, and excessive tears.

① "Tang materia medica:" the main eyes red, tears, skin Yi dark. "

② "Haiyao Materia Medica": "it can improve the eyesight, eliminate the haze, and light the eyes; it can also relieve infantile malnutrition. "

[usage and dosage] external use: grind carefully.

[taboo] not for oral use.

[prescription selection] ① for dark eyes, red and astringent tears: a little salt green, a little Prinsepia (soaked in soup, remove red skin). Apply medicine to a hot research, into a good crisp, more research order even. Every night when you lie down, take the hemp bigger. (Sheng Hui Fang)

② Treatment of tooth leakage chancre, insect erosion tooth pain, abscess: salt green, musk (careful study), Coptis (to must) each one, stone gall a money. The application of medicine is the same as that of powder. Each word, mixed with wet paper pasted, two or three degrees a day. Suddenly suffer from aphthous ulcer, Mian wrap half money, contain. (shenghuifang salt green powder)