The efficacy and function of calcined purple quartz

Quartz is actually a kind of mineral. Because it looks very similar to glass and comes in many colors, many people use quartz as a decoration material. Purple quartz is the most beautiful. This kind of quartz is not only used as an ornamental, but also a Chinese medicinal material with high value. There are many effects and functions of calcined purple quartz. If you want to know more, you can read the following content~

1. The efficacy and function of purple quartz

Calms the mind; soothes the nerves; reduces adverse qi; warms the uterus. It is used to treat palpitations, restlessness, epilepsy, cough and shortness of breath due to lung cold, and infertility due to uterine cold in women. Used for insomnia, dreaminess, palpitations, cough and asthma due to lung deficiency, and infertility due to uterine cold.

① "Materia Medica": If a woman takes it and becomes pregnant, it can nourish the lung qi, treat epilepsy, pus erosion, and treat weakness, palpitations and restlessness.

② "Bie Lu": Treats upper gas, heart and stomach pain, cold and heat evil spirits, qi stagnation, replenishes insufficient heart qi, calms palpitations, soothes the soul, calms the lower burner, stops thirst, eliminates long-term cold in the stomach, and disperses carbuncle and swelling.

③ "Bencao Zaixin": It can calm the mind and nourish the blood and remove dampness.

④ "Ben Jing": It is used to treat cough and vomiting ("cough and vomiting" is also called "vomiting and vomiting") and evil spirits in the heart and abdomen. To replenish the deficiency, a woman with wind-cold in the uterus will be infertile and childless for ten years.

⑤ "Bencao Bian Du" says: It warms the blood and nourishes it, can open up the extraordinary meridians, and calm the rising of the Chong Qi.

2. Usage and Dosage of Purple Quartz

For internal use: decoction: 2-4 qian; or made into pills or powder.

3. The additional prescription of purple quartz

①For treating palpitations, restlessness of the soul, or insomnia and mental confusion: 1 liang of purple quartz (calcine with fire and quench with vinegar seven times, grind into fine powder, and rinse with water), 2 liang each of angelica, polygala, jujube seed, Fritillaria cirrhosa, Poria cocos, and cypress seed, and 3 qian of coptis chinensis (all stir-fried in salt water). Grind into powder and make pills with honey. Take three grams every morning and four grams before going to bed, both with black dates soup. (Zheng Zilai's Family Secret)

②For treating women with cold and empty placenta, who have not conceived for a long time, or who have frequent miscarriages after conception: 2 liang of purple quartz (calcined with fire and quenched in vinegar seven times, ground into fine powder, and rinsed with water), 3 liang each of Cyperus rotundus (fried in vinegar), Angelica sinensis, Ligusticum chuanxiong (all fried in wine), Atractylodes macrocephala (fried with earth), 3 liang each of Lycium barbarum (washed with wine and fried), Rehmannia glutinosa (boiled in wine and pounded into a paste). The refined honey pills are as big as walnuts. Take three grams each morning and evening, with good wine. (Qing Nang Secret Recipe)

③ Treat cough and shortness of breath due to lung cold: calcine purple quartz with fire, quench it in vinegar seven times, grind it into fine powder, and rinse it with water. Use 5 fen every morning, along with 10 peppercorns, and soak in water. (Qing Nang Secret Recipe)

④ Eliminate heat paralysis and epilepsy: 6 liang each of purple quartz, cold water stone, gypsum, talc, white ochre, and red ochre, 4 liang each of rhubarb, dried ginger, and dragon bone, 3 liang of cinnamon twig, 2 liang each of licorice and oyster. Coarsely sift the above twelve ingredients, put them into a leather bag, take a pinch with three fingers, add three liters of well water, boil it three times, and take one liter of it while it is still warm. (Feng Yin Tang from "Golden Chamber")

⑤ Treats asthenia and palpitations, replenishes the body and stops palpitations, allowing one to eat: 5 liang of purple quartz. Beat it into bean-sized pieces, rinse it with water, and boil it with one dou of water to get three liters. Take it carefully or cook it into porridge. Boil it again until the water is gone. (Zhang Wenzhong)