The efficacy and role of iron

The environment is now seriously deteriorating and various diseases are emerging one after another. In order to prevent the occurrence of various diseases and ensure good health, many people choose to enhance their immunity through diet. As a food ingredient that can fundamentally regulate various functions of the body, Chinese medicinal materials have received widespread attention. Today I will introduce to you the medicinal herb iron.

[Source] It is a gray-black metal. It is mainly produced from hematite, limonite, magnetite, etc. Due to different carbon contents, it can be divided into three types: pig iron (carbon content above 1.7%), wrought iron (carbon content below 0.2%) and steel (carbon content between 0.2 and 1.7%).

[Original form] ① Hematite, see the entry for "daizheshi" for details.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, cool.

【Meridian】 ① "Bencao Zaixin": "enters the heart, liver, and kidney meridians."

【Functions and indications】Calming the heart and liver, eliminating carbuncle and detoxifying. Treat epilepsy, madness, and carbuncle.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in water or quench with red wine and drink. For external use: decoct in water or wash with red quenched water.

【Note】 ① "Rihuazi Bencao": "It is afraid of magnetite, ash, charcoal, etc."

[Additional prescription] ① For treating frequent convulsions in adults and children who can eat and have sufficient strength: boil the juice with pig iron for several times. (The Authentic Prescriptions)

【Discussions by various scholars】 "Yi Lin Zuan Yao": "Iron and salty substances can purge the kidneys, so they are contraindicated in kidney-tonifying drugs. However, they can also be used to nourish the heart and kidneys and calm the soul."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Shennong's Herbal Classic".

The effects and functions of iron have been described in detail above, and I believe everyone has a certain understanding of it. However, whether iron has other therapeutic effects still requires further research.