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Crude drug name

Market name芒硝
Formal name芒硝
Japanese nameぼうしょう, Bōshō
Vernacular nameMangxiao
Latin nameSal Mirabilis (JP), Natrii Sulfas (CP)
English nameSodium Sulfate Decahydrate (JP), Sodium Sulfate (CP)
Original plant nameNa2SO4・10H2O または Na2SO4・2H2O(数%~10%の MgSO4・7H2O などを夾雑)
Used partClassificationMineral origin
Sub classification mineral
Collection informationJapan, Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd.
Collection date1978/04/00
TMPW No.2832

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Collection information
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Scientific information data base

Common name芒硝, Mangxiao, Sal Mirabilis (JP18), Natrii Sulfas (CP2020), Sodium Sulfate Hydrate (JP18), Sodium Sulfate (CP2020)
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Original plant name主として結晶水を含まない硫酸ナトリウム(Na2SO4)/ mainly sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) containing no water of crystallization, Sodium Sulfate Hydrate
Used partmineral
Official compendiumJP XVIII, CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs a mild laxative, digestive and diuretic, mangxiao is applied for abdominal mass with excess syndrome of yang in the interior, retention of undigested food, abdominal distention, feeling of precordial and abdominal resistance. It is generally blended with dahuang.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine
Traditional
classification
Purgatives
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Cold; salty and bitter.
[Meridian Tropism] Stomach and large intestine meridians.
[Actions] To purge to relax the bowels, moisten dryness and soften hardness, clear fire and disperse swelling.
[Indications] Accumulation and stagnation of excess heat distention, pain and fullness in the abdomen, dry stool binds, intestinal abscess with swelling and pain; Topical application: acute mastitis, painful swelling hemorrhoids.
Chemical constituentOthers
(*C1):
Na2SO4(96~98%).微量の NaCl, MgCl2, MgSO4, CaSO4 などを含む.
It contains a tiny amount of NaCl, MgCl2, MgSO4, CaSO4, etc.

Pharmacological effectIntestinal hyperperistalsis.
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")
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DiseaseFull stomach, Abdominal pain, Constipation, High fever, Disturbance of consciousness, Lower abdominal pain, Throat ulcer, Stomatitis, Red eye, Eye pain
FormulationDaiobotampito, Choijokito, Tsudosan, Tokakujokito, Bofutsushosan, Saikosokanto, Daijokito, Mokuboikyosekkokabukuryoboshoto, Toryuto, Saikokaboshoto
Related drugsSodium sulfate (see "Remarks")
ReferencesJP18: The 18th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. II, pp 360-362.
RemarksThe ancient Mangxiao (芒硝) was the magnesium sulfate crystal, MgSO4・7H2O. It was also called Bagashō (馬牙消), Eishō (英消), Shōseki (消石), etc. Though sodium sulfate is the original mineral of Mangxiao according to the Japanese Pharmacopoeia at present, it should be the original mineral of Bokushō (朴消). Mangxiao stored in the Shosoin Storehouse is magnesium sulfate crystal.
Last renewal date2021/09/28