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Acupuncture Sand

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Acupuncture Sand 【Name】 Acupuncture Sand  【Source】 Bencao Gangmu Shiyi (Supplement to the Compendium of Materia...

Chalcanthite

24 November, 2025 /

Chalcanthite (lumpy crystals, dark blue, translucent, vitreous luster, astringent) 【Name】 Chalcanthite  【Source】 Shen Nong’s Herbal...

Long Chi (Dragon Teeth)

24 November, 2025 /

Long Chi (Dragon Teeth) 【Naming】 Long Chi (Dragon Teeth)  【Source】 Classic of Herbal Medicine, Supplementary...

Huang Yao Zi (Air Potato Yam)

24 November, 2025 /

Huang Yao Zi (Densely distributed circular root scars) Huang Yao Zi Slice (Granular unevenness) 【Naming】...

Verdigris

24 November, 2025 /

Verdigris 【Naming】 Verdigris  【Source】 Jiayou  【Frequency of Use】 E  【Botanical Origin】 Verdigris is the green...

Agate

24 November, 2025 /

Agate (Light red, orange-red, deep red, with banded or cloudy colors, transparent or translucent) 【Name】...

Minium

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Minium (Lead Oxide) (Huang Dan) (Orange-yellow to red, heavy fine powder, dyes fingers orange-yellow) 【Name】n...

Mica

24 November, 2025 /

Mica flakes (composed of multiple thin layers, glassy luster, tough texture, not easily broken, layers...

Wu Ming Yi (Unknown Heterogeneous Substance)

24 November, 2025 /

Wu Ming Yi (Spherical, with nodular protrusions) 【Name】 Wu Ming Yi  【Source】 Song Kaibao (Era)...

Niter

24 November, 2025 /

  Niter (砂) 【Naming】 Niter  【Source】 Newly Revised Materia Medica  【Common Usage Level】 E  【Botanical...

Mit陀僧 (Lead Monoxide)

23 November, 2025 /

Mit陀僧 (Lead Monoxide) (Flat pieces, smooth waxy luster, layered, silvery-white metallic shimmer) [Naming] Mit陀僧 (Lead...

Pumice

23 November, 2025 /

Pumice (Many small pores, hard, loose, and brittle, easy to crush, light, floats in water)...

Arsenic Trioxide (Pí Shí)

23 November, 2025 /

Arsenic Trioxide (Pí Shí) 【Naming】 Arsenic Trioxide (Pí Shí)  【Source】 Song Kaibao  【Frequency of Use】...

Hong Fen (San Xian Dan)

23 November, 2025 /

Hong Fen (Orange-red flaky, one side smooth and glossy, the other rough, hard and brittle)...

Yu Yu Liang (Limonite)

23 November, 2025 /

Yu Yu Liang (Limonite) (Rhomboid, reddish-brown, uneven and heavy, layered texture, powder easily adheres to...