1. Aliases

Beiting sand, red sand, yellow sand, di salt, qi sand, bone penetrating general, Rong Nao, white Nao sand, pale Nao sand, and rock Nao sand.
2. Mineral morphology
The crystal structure belongs to the equiaxed crystal system. Crystals are granular, irregularly blocky, or fibrous aggregates. Most of them are produced in the form of shells or membranes. Colorless, white, light gray, yellow white or gray brown. Transparent glass luster or semi transparent milky luster. Incomplete cleavage. The fracture is shell like. Hardness 1.5-2, relative density 1.53. The taste is salty and bitter. Dew in the air is prone to deliquescence.
3. Origin distribution
Sublimates near volcanic vents. It is also a sublimation product in the burning coal seam. There are also bird droppings deposited. Produced in Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang and other regions.
4. Harvesting and processing
Remove impurities and sand and gravel after harvesting. Alternatively, it can be artificially synthesized: ① obtained by reacting hydrogen chlorate with ammonia or a compound of ammonia. ② Obtained by impregnating iron plates with ammonia water (mostly ferrous chloride) As a by-product of the Solf alkali production method. ④ Obtained by the action of ammonia solution on calcium chloride.
5. Characteristics of medicinal herbs
Irregularly flattened crystals; The upper surface is rough and appears as coarse grain or milky protrusions, white or light grayish white. The bottom is not flat and often appears in a dense and fine-grained shape; Light yellow to yellow (sulfur). Stripe white. Lightweight, brittle, and easy to break. The cross-section is fibrous. Glass luster. It has a sulfur gas, a salty and bitter taste, and a strong tongue piercing sensation. Easy to dissolve in water, slightly soluble in ethanol.
6. Nature, taste, and meridian tropism
Warm in nature, with a salty, bitter, and spicy taste. Guigan Meridian, Spleen Meridian, and Stomach Meridian.
7. Effect and function
Eliminate accumulation and soften hardness, transform decay and promote muscle growth. It belongs to the category of detoxifying and muscle generating drugs.
8. Clinical applications
External use: finely ground and sprinkled; Or adjust and apply; Or apply ointment patches; Or apply water points or paint. Internal administration: Dosage 0.3-1 grams, in pills or powder, not in decoction. Indications include accumulation of masses, choking, nausea, sore throat, abscess, scrofula, obstruction, polyps, and warts.
9. Pharmacological research
Antitumor effect: The components of salsa have an inhibitory effect on human L ₇₇₇₁ liver cancer cell lines in vitro, and the intensity is related to the drug concentration. In vivo experiments can significantly reduce tumor volume until tumor necrosis and absorption disappear
10. Chemical composition
Ammonia salt mainly contains ammonium chloride (NH ₄ Cl); It still contains 0.005% Fe ³+.
11. Taboos for use
Internal use should be cautious and not excessive. Pregnant women should not take it. Patients with liver and kidney dysfunction and ulcer disease should take it with caution. Raw products are corrosive and should not be taken orally, only for external use.
12. Compatibility prescription
① In the treatment of deficiency, there is accumulation and pain in the heart, abdomen, and ribs: half a liang of aconite (cannon), one coin of ammonium salt (Tang Fei), one coin of clove (without fire), and one and a half coins of dried ginger. The upper part is fine powder, which is mixed with Naosha, and the thin batter is used as a pill, which is as big as the Chinese parasol tree. Every ten pills are taken, add 20 pills to the ginger soup, regardless of the time. (Nuo Fu Wan in the Wei Family Collection Prescription)
② It can cure nausea, vomiting, five chokes, continuous vomiting, abdominal pain, and Congee: one aconite, one part of ammoniac acid (first carve out the aconite as a hole, put the ammoniac acid into it, and wrap it with raw flour as a cake, simmer it slowly to make it yellow, remove the noodles, and take the aconite and ammoniac acid as the end), three pieces of wood incense, three pieces of clove incense (the two flavors are the same as the end). Mix well in one place, mix the dough into balls, make twenty balls every two, knead them into cakes, take one cake each, cut a piece of ginger with your thumb into two pieces, put medicine inside, wrap it in wet paper, simmer until fragrant, chew with ginger, drink rice and send it down, no matter when. ("Yang Family Collection Recipe" with Nao Fu Cake)
③ Treatment for sores: divide into equal parts of salsa, realgar, asparagus, and arsenic, with a slight amount of musk. The upper level of research is fine. Using a bamboo needle to prescribe medication, until yellow water comes out, the ulcer has healed. (Xuanming Lunfang)
④ For treating nasal polyps: one coin of salsa, three parts of light powder, five millimeters of borneol, and three parts of realgar. The upper part is the end, clicked five or six times a day, gradually turning into water. (Orthodox Surgery: Naosha Powder)
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