This product is an oxide mineral magnetite.
[Primary minerals]
Magnetite in magnetite
Morphology: equiaxed crystal system. Crystals are octahedron and dodecahedron. The crystal plane has stripes. Most of them are aggregates of particles. Iron black or deep indigo blue. The stripes are black and semi-metallic luster. Opaque. No cleavage. Uneven fracture. The hardness is 5.5 ~ 6.5. The density is 5. 16 ~ 5. 18g/cm3. Strong magnetism. Sexually fragile. Odorless and tasteless.
[Habitat distribution]
It often occurs in magmatic rocks and metamorphic rocks. It also often exists in coastal sand. Distributed in Shandong, Hebei, Henan, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Hubei, Yunnan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Shanxi, Jiangsu and Anhui.
[acquisition]
Remove miscellaneous stones after harvest and choose drugs with strong iron absorption.
[chemical composition]
It mainly contains ferroferric oxide (fe3o4).
[Sexual taste function]
Spicy, salty and flat. Calm the heart and soothe the nerves, subdue the yang and inhale.
[indications]
Used for dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, dyspnea, epilepsy and paralysis. Oral decoction, or pills or powder; External grinding and dressing.
[Dose]
0/5 ~ 50g of decoction/kloc-; Pill powder1.5 ~ 3g; Appropriate amount for external use. Or for example, pill powder 1 ~ 3 points. The pearl powder layer is taken orally for 3-5 minutes each time, 2-3 times a day. Appropriate amount for external use.
[Notes]
Do not take more pills, and use them with caution for those with weak spleen and stomach.
Application of Magnetite in Medicine
Magnetism not only has important applications in modern medicine, such as magnetic resonance imaging technology, usually called magnetic resonance ct (computed tomography), but also the application of magnetocardiogram and magnetoencephalography, and it has a long history. In the Historical Records of the Western Han Dynasty (about 90 BC), Cang Gong's biography said that the King of Qi used five kinds of mineral medicines (called five stones) to treat diseases. These five mineral drugs are magnetite (fe3o4), cinnabar (hgs), realgar (as2o3), alum (potassium aluminum sulfate) and cyanine (2cuco3). Later generations recorded the application of magnets to treat diseases. For example, in Shennong Materia Medica in the Eastern Han Dynasty (about 2nd century AD), it was mentioned that cold-smelling ci (magnetic) stones were used to treat rheumatism, joint pain, fever, deafness and other diseases. In the medical book Records of Famous Doctors written by Tao Hongjing in the Southern and Northern Dynasties (5 10 AD), it was mentioned that magnets could tonify kidney and strengthen bones, dredge joints, relieve pain and reduce swelling. Sun Simiao, a famous doctor in the Tang Dynasty, also talked about honey pills made of magnets in Qian Jin Fang (AD 652), which can improve eyesight if taken frequently. Sheng Huifang (A.D. 1046) written by He Xiying in the Northern Song Dynasty also mentioned that a magnet can cure children from swallowing needles by mistake, that is, a magnet the size of a jujube pit is polished and put in the throat, and then the swallowed needles are sucked out. Fang Jisheng (AD 1253), a medical book strictly used in the Southern Song Dynasty, also talked about using magnets to treat ear diseases with poor hearing. This is to put a bean-sized magnet in the ear with new cotton, and then put a pig iron in the mouth to improve the hearing of the sick ear. Generally speaking, the medical books of various dynasties often recorded that magnets were used to treat many diseases. Compendium of Materia Medica, written by Li Shizhen, a famous pharmacist in Ming Dynasty, has a rich and summative description of medical magnets. It describes in detail the shape of the magnet, the name of the main treatment, the preparation method of the medicine and various applications. For example, diseases treated by magnets include kidney deficiency deafness, deafness of the elderly, frailty of the elderly, blindness cataract, epilepsy of children, uterine failure, proctoptosis of large intestine, intestinal abscess, abscess bleeding and so on.
The Dictionary of China Medicine published by China 192 1 (edited by Xie Guan) records several kinds of Chinese patent medicines with magnets as important raw materials, such as magnet pills, magnet pills, magnet hair, magnet sheep kidney pills, magnet wine, magnet powder and magnet bead pills. 1935 first edition, 1956 revised "China Pharmaceutical Dictionary" recorded in detail the types, preparation methods, usage, indications and historical records of magnets, and listed more than 10 applications of magnets in medicine. In the Pharmacopoeia of People's Republic of China (PRC) published by the Ministry of Health 1963, several Chinese patent medicines with magnets as important components are listed, such as Erlong Zuo Ci Pill, Zi Xue Powder and Cizhu Pill.