Bluestone
Chalcanthitum
Dan Fan

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Cold; pungent; sour

Part(s) used

Potential toxicity/side effects

Extremely toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

Induce vomiting. for eye diseases of wind-heat type such as conjunctivitis and blepharitis, its decoction is used for eye wash, for aphthae and ulcerative gingivitis, used with catechu and rhizoma picrorhizae as powder for topical application, for unruptured abscess and pterygium, used as powder for external use.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Induce vomiting. for eye diseases of wind-heat type such as conjunctivitis and blepharitis, its decoction is used for eye wash, for aphthae and ulcerative gingivitis, used with catechu and rhizoma picrorhizae as powder for topical application, for unruptu