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Crude drug name

Market name馬牙硝
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 name (mainly sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) containing no water of crystallization)
Used partClassificationMineral origin
Sub classification mineral
Production area informationPeople's Republic of China, Sichuan Prov.
Collection informationJapan, Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd.
Collection date2020/10/09
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
RemarksJoint Usage / Research Center Project 2020
TMPW No.30708

The capital city, provincial capital city or the representative　　
location of its administrative area is indicated.　　
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104.06680099999994
Production area information
People's Republic of China,Sichuan Prov.
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34.6937378
135.50216509999996
Collection information
Japan,Osaka Pref.
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Scientific information data base

Common name芒硝, Mangxiao, Sal MirabilisJP, Natrii SulfasCP, Sodium Sulfate HydrateJP, Sodium SulfateCP
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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 XIX, CP (2025 ed.)
Clinical applicationIt is ued as a laxative, digestive, and diuretic agent for yang-excess interior patterns with abdominal masses, retained food, abdominal distension, and abdominal resistance. It is usually combined with rhubarb.
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
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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")
ReferencesJP: The 19th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
CP: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2025 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 date2026/07/14
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