The efficacy and function of Guangming salt

Guangming salt is often used as a medicinal ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. This is also because of the medicinal value of Guangming Salt itself, so today I will tell you about the relevant knowledge about Guangming Salt.

[Other names] Rock salt (Tang Materia Medica), holy stone (Shu Materia Medica), crystal salt (Compendium of Materia Medica).

[Source] Natural salt crystals . It can be harvested throughout the year, and after harvesting, just scrape off the impurities on the outside.

[Properties] Mostly in irregular lumps of varying sizes, dark white in color, sometimes with a trace of dirt or slight luster on the surface, hard in texture but easy to break open, the broken pieces are transparent with a glass-like luster. It has a slight smell and tastes salty. White, transparent, pure and free of impurities are preferred.

【Nature and flavor】Salty, neutral.

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind and improve eyesight.

[Additional prescription] To treat chronic rheumatoid arthritis and fetal redness: 6 fen of bright salt and 5 he of almond oil. Use a clean copper gong with a surface of one foot, add salt and oil, and take a handful of green willow branches as big as chopsticks, tie them up quickly, cut them so that the ends are even, and grind them for three days until it becomes as thick as ink. Then dig out a small hole in the ground and put a tile at the bottom. Then take cooked wormwood the size of a goose egg and light a fire on the tile. Then place the previous medicine gong on the hole to cover it and let the smoke fumigate it. Do not let the fire go out. When the fire is out, you can put it in a copper box or a box. Apply it between the canthus of the eye every night before going to bed. Do this frequently. (Outer Stage)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Tang Materia Medica"

This is the end of this article's introduction to the medicinal value of Guangming Salt. In fact, Guangming Salt has many different medicinal effects and has significant benefits to the human body. Everyone can try it.