Chinese name of calcite

[medicine name] calcite, cold water stone


[alias] Huangshi


[Pinyin]


[English name] calcite


[Latin plant animal mineral name] calcite


Lung and stomach meridian


[chemical composition of traditional Chinese medicine] contains calcium carbonate (CaCO3), including 56% Cao and 44% CO2. There are mg, Fe, Mn and Trace Zn, Sr in the mixture.


[efficacy] clearing away heat and dampness; unblocking pulse and detoxifying


[textual research] from


1. Notes to the classic of Materia Medica


2. On thunderbolt: Although calcite is white and opaque, its nature is dry.


3. Compendium: calcite is similar to anhydrite, both of which are bright and clean as white quartz. However, those with broken segments are anhydrite, while those with square edges are calcite. They can also be used in general.


[family classification] calcium compounds


[Latin name] calcite


[indications] retention of heat and gas in the chest; jaundice


[ecological environment] is widely distributed and is an important part of endothermal vein and sedimentary carbonate rocks. It occurs in sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks, and also exists in metal veins, and the crystal is better.


[harvesting and storage] remove dirt and rocks after harvesting.


[resource distribution] Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Gansu, Xinjiang, Guizhou, Tibet, Qinghai and other places have output.


[contraindications] Herba classic: Croton.


[morphology of animals and plants] trilateral system. The crystal is rhombohedral, and there are also columnar and tabular. The aggregate usually appears as Bell emulsion or dense granular. Most of the colors are colorless or milky white. If the mixture is contained, it will be dyed into gray, yellow, rose, red, brown and other colors. With glassy luster. Transparent to opaque. Having complete cleavage; cleavable in three different directions. Section shell. The hardness is 3. Specific gravity 2.6-2.8.


[efficacy classification] heat clearing and dampness drying medicine; antidote


[processing method] wash and dry, smash into small pieces.


[sexual taste] bitter and pungent; severe cold; nontoxic


[basic source of medicinal materials] it is an ore of calcite, a carbonate mineral.


[usage and dosage] for internal use: decoction, 3-5 yuan; or powder.


[source] Chinese Materia Medica, dictionary of traditional Chinese Medicine