Xuan Ming Fen (Mirabilitum Praeparatum) (Radish boiled with Gypsum Fibrosum, prismatic granular crystalline form)

【Name】

Xuan Ming Fen (Mirabilitum Praeparatum)

 【Source】

Yaoxing Lun (Treatise on the Nature of Herbs)

 【Commonly Used Level】

D

 【Origin】

It is anhydrous sodium sulfate, which is made by dissolving Mirabilitum in water and boiling it with radish (5-20%), filtering it, cooling it to crystallize, and then weathering the crystals to lose the water of crystallization.

 【Characteristics】

It is a white granular powder, loose in texture, odorless, and salty in taste. It is soluble in water.

 【Category】

Minerals