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zhu sha 硃砂

         (in English and Chinese 中英文)

Translated by: Joe Hing kwok Chu 朱興國編譯

Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Cinnabaris

Chemical name:

學名﹕

Mercury sulfide ( HgS)

硫化汞

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

shu sha

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

chusa

Pron. in Cantonese::

粵音﹕

zhu1 saa1

Other Names:

別名﹕

chen sha

辰砂

dan sha

丹砂

dan su

丹粟

zhu dan

朱丹

chi dan

赤丹

gong dan

汞丹

zhen dan

真朱

guang ming sha

光明砂

Common Name:

外文名﹕

cinnabar

Distribution:

產地﹕

Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan provinces of China.

產於湖北,湖南,廣西,貴州,四川,雲南等省區。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

sweet, cool, toxic.

甘,涼,有毒。

Channels (meridians) entered:

 

歸經﹕

heart, spleen, lung, kidney.

心,脾,肺,腎。

Medical functions:

藥理﹕[2]

 

1. Sedative and hypnotic effects.
2. Kill topical skin bacteria and parasites
3. The effect on the digestive system: intragastric administration of synthetic cinnabar of 0.1-0.2g / kg, can increase the amount of total nitrogen in the urine and some weight gain.

1.有鎮靜,催眠作用。
2.外用能扼殺皮膚細菌及寄生虫。
3.對消化系的作用:人工朱砂給家兔灌胃0.1-0.2g/kg,能使尿排出的總氮量增加,體重亦有增加。

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

for treatment of mania, fright, irritability, insomnia, dizziness, dizziness, carbuncles, and sores.

主癲狂,驚悸,心煩,失眠症,眩暈,目昏,腫毒,瘡瘍。

Chemical ingredients: [2]

化學成份﹕

The main ingredient of zhu sha is Mercury sulfide ( HgS), about 85.41%, but often contains realgar, phosphate, tar and other impurities.

朱砂主要成分為硫化汞,含汞量85.41%,但常混有雄黃,磷灰石,瀝青等雜質。

Dosage:

用 量﹕

Oral: grind into powder; 0.3 to 0.9 g, mix into pill, or powder, or boil with other herb. Also, use as coating of pills.

External Application: mix with other herb and apply in dry form.

內服:研末,1-3分;入丸,散或伴染他藥同煎。並作丸藥之挂衣。

外用:合他藥研末干撒。

Samples of formulae:

處方舉 例﹕

 

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

 

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

1. Not to take for long time or large amount.

2. Not to use with magnet, lye, and not to process with burning with fire.

3. Avoid using it with any kind of blood.

4. Using by itself or using it frequently can cause dementia. [1]


1.不宜久服,多服。
2.惡磁石,畏鹼水,忌用火煅。
3. 《藥對》:忌一切血。
4.《本草從新》:獨用多用,令人呆悶。

[1] Ben Cao Cong xin    本草從新

[2] 中華本草

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