[Chinese medicine mengshi ]

Name of mineral. There are two types: green pores and gold pores. Used in medicine, it has the effects of expelling phlegm, eliminating food, and suppressing fright. Ming Li Shizhen (李时珍) "本草纲目-石三-礞石": "Pores and mineral, often found in the mountains of northern Jiangsu, with those from Mount Dawn being the best. There are two kinds, the green and white, with the green one being the best, firm, fine and greenish-black, with white star points in the opening, and after calcination, the star is yellow like bran gold. Those without star points are not used in medicine."

Word Breakdown

Explanation of pores (礞) 礞 é [礞石], a mineral with two types: "green pores" and "gold pores". Green pores are greenish-gray or grayish-green, and gold pores are brownish-yellow, both of which can be used as medicine. Head: stone; Explanation of stone Stone í a mineral substance that forms the earth's crust, hard: stone-breaking (石破天惊) (as a metaphor for the novelty and astonishment of an article's argument). Referring to stone carvings: jinshi. A needle used in ancient times for treating diseases: medicine stone. The words of medicine and stone (药石) are words of advice to others. One of the eight tones of ancient Chinese musical instruments. Surname. Stone à Chinese municipal unit of capacity, ten dou (十斗).