The efficacy and function of red copper chips

As a traditional Chinese medicine, red copper chips have great medicinal value and can treat many diseases. Let’s take a closer look at it below.

[Other names] Hot copper powder (Shenghuifang), copper powder (Chaoye Qianzai), copper flakes, copper flowers, copper powder, copper sand (Compendium of Materia Medica), red copper powder (Bencao Huiyan).

[Source] Copper chips that fall off during copper smelting.

[Preparation] Compendium of Materia Medica: "Red copper eyebrow is the scraps left over from beating copper. Or it can also fall off when red copper is calcined with fire and quenched with water. Rinse it with water, add good wine into a clay pot and stir-fry until sparks appear, then grind it into powder for use."

[Chemical composition] The main component is metallic copper. Under the action of water vapor, oxygen and carbon dioxide in the air, the surface is often covered with trace amounts of copper carbonate, copper oxide and other substances.

[Nature and flavor] "Rihuazi Bencao": "bitter, flat, slightly toxic."

[Functions and indications] Treats tendon and bone fractures, traumatic bleeding, ulcers, eye infections, and body odor.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in vinegar, quench in wine, or grind into fine powder and drink with wine. For external use: apply or decoct in water for washing.

[Additional prescription] ① Treating broken bones and tendons due to falls: use three parts of red copper powder each time, mix with hot wine and drink. If the fracture is on the upper part, take the medicine after meals; if the fracture is on the lower part, take the medicine before meals. (Compendium of Materia Medica)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Tang Materia Medica".

Through the above, we have learned about the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine red copper chips. I hope everyone can prescribe the right medicine and consume red copper chips correctly in life.