INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Salmiacum |
| Common English: | Salmonite Halite Sal Ammoniac |
Herbs for Topical Application
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Salty Bitter |
Warm |
Liver Spleen Stomach |
0.1g-1g for oral intake |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Disperses Accumulation and stagnant Blood |
Abdominal mass, dysphagia, amenorrhea, pharyngeal blockage |
Resolves Phlegm, promotes diuresis, softens hardness and removes film |
Regurgitation of Phlegm and Fluid, cough, chronic diarrhea, sharply circumscribed and chronic lesions of the skin or mucosa (nevus) Topically for obstructed vision, bulging flesh, nasal polyp, facial polyp, warts, furuncle, carbuncle |
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- This herb increases peristalsis and digestive secretions.
- It inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
- For a chronic abdominal mass, dry-fry 60g of Xi Sha in vinegar and mix with three pieces of Fr. Chaenomelis Mu Gua sun-dried until it breaks up. Grind into a powder and mix with 5 liters of millet vinegar. Mix with honey and powdered Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu and make small pills. Take one pill at a time with wine.
- It is said that pills containing Xi Sha, Sulfur Liu Huang and Hydrargyrum Qing Fen cure chronic abdominal mass instantly.
- Perineal carbuncle and malignant swelling can be treated by wrapping 0.25kg of this herb in silk and sucking on it.