This NMM is a metamorphic rock type of biotite schist or green mudstone mica carbonate schist. After excavation, remove the miscellaneous stones and mud sand.
NMM ID | nmm-016n |
Systematic Name | Chlorite |
Systematic Chinese Name | 青礞石（qīng méng shí） |
Generic Name | Qing-meng-shi |
Generic Chinese Name | 青礞石（qīng méng shí） |
NMM Type | mineral |
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Systematic Name Explanation | This NMM is a metamorphic rock type of biotite schist or green mudstone mica carbonate schist. After excavation, remove the miscellaneous stones and mud sand. |
Generic Name Explanation | NMMGN follows the Chinese name of the relevant Chinese medicinal materials in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia: 2020 edition: Volume I. |
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青礞石
English text reference: Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2020 Edition)
Overview
Chlorite Lapis is the black mica schist or chlorite-mica carbonate schist of metamorphic rock. After excavation, remove impurities and sediment.
Description
Black mica schist
It is mainly in the form of flake or flake aggregates. It is irregularly flat or oblique blocks without obvious edges and corners. It is dark brown or greenish black with a glassy luster. The texture is soft, fragile, and the fracture surface is more obvious in layers. The broken powder is mainly greenish-black flakes (black mica), with a star-like flash. It has a slight odor and a mild taste.
Chlorite-mica carbonate schist
It is in the form of flake or granular aggregates. It is gray or greenish-gray with silver or light yellow scales and has a luster. The texture is loose, fragile, and the powder is grayish-green flakes (chlorite-mica carbonate) and particles (mainly carbonate), and the flaky ones have a star-like flash. It produces bubbles when encountering dilute hydrochloric acid, and boils vigorously when heated. It has a slight odor and a mild taste.
Prepared Slices
PChlorite Lapis
Processing
Remove impurities from Chlorite Lapis and crush into small pieces.
Description
It is in the form of flake, irregular fragments, or particles, with a diameter of 0.5-2 cm and a thickness of 0.5-1 cm, without obvious edges and corners. It is dark brown, greenish-brown, or grayish-green with a glassy luster. The fracture surface of the fragments is more obvious in layers. The texture is soft, fragile, with a slight odor and a mild taste.
Calcined Chlorite Lapis
Processing
Take clean Chlorite Lapis and calcine it according to the method of calcination in General Rules for Preparations (0213) until it is red-hot.
Description
It is in the form of irregular fragments or flake-like powder, with a diameter of 0.5-1.5 cm and a thickness of 0.5-1 cm, without obvious edges and corners. It is yellowish-green to bluish-green, and the flake-like powder has a stronger luster. The fracture surface of the fragments is more obvious in layers. The texture is loose, soft, fragile, with a slight odor and a mild taste.
Property
Neutral.
Flavour
Sweet and salty.
Meridian tropism
It enters the Lung, Heart, and Liver meridians.
Functions
It resolves phlegm and descends Qi, calms the Liver and suppresses wind.
Indications
It is used for stubborn phlegm agglutination, coughing and shortness of breath, epileptic frenzy, irritability and chest tightness, and convulsions of convulsions.
Dosage
3-6 g per dose; decoction, 10-15 g per dose.
Usage
It is commonly used in pill or powder form; decoction, wrap in cloth and decoct first.
Storage
Store in a dry place.
青礞石
Text reference: Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2015 Edition)
Overview
Chlorite Schist is a black mica schist or a carbonate schist of chlorite mica of metamorphic group. The drug is collected, removed from foreign matter.
Description
Black mica schist Aggregates of scales or slices, in irregular flattened masses or long oblique masses, without distinct angularity； brownish-black or greenish-black, with glassy lustre, Texture soft, easily broken, fracture distinctly sliced. Powder of greenish-black scales (black mica) , with star-like flash. Odour, slight； taste, weak.
Carbonate schist of chlorite mica Sliced or granular, aggregates grey or greenish-grey, intermingled with silvery or pale yellow scales, lustrous. Texture soft, easily broken. Powder of greyish-green scales (chlorite mica) and granules (mainly carbonate salts), scales with star-like flash, bubbling with dilute hydrochloric acid TS, and intensified on heating. Odour, slight； taste, weak.
Prepared slices
Chlorite Schist
Processing
Eliminate foreign matter, pound to pieces.
Chlorite Schist (calcined)
Calcine the clean chlorite schist as described under the method of calcining openly 〈0213〉 to red thoroughly.
Property
Neutral.
Flavor
Sweet and salty.
Meridian tropism
Lung, heart and liver meridians.
Actions
To resolve phlegm, direct qi downward, pacify the liver and settle fright.
Indications
Stubborn phlegm bind, cough caused by qi counterflow, wheezing, epilepsy, manic psychosis, vexation and restlessness, oppression in the chest, and convulsions.
Dosage
Usually used in pills or powder, 3-6 g. 10-15 g wrapped for decoction.
Storage
Preserve in a dry place.
This product is a metamorphic rock type of biotite schist or green mudstone mica carbonate schist. After excavation, remove the miscellaneous stones and mud sand.