Borax is cool in nature and can be used externally to clear heat and detoxification, swelling and antiseptic, and is commonly used in laryngology and ophthalmology. Treatment of sore throat, mouth and tongue sores, often used in conjunction with ice chips, xuanming powder, vermilion sand. For the treatment of fire eye and cataract pterygium and other eye diseases, it can be used with ice tablet, glycerite, xuanming powder etc. Ground into fine powder to point the eyes.
2 Lung and phlegm
Borax is salty and cool, and enters the lung meridian, which can clear the lung and resolve phlegm, and can be used to treat phlegm-heat coughs and sore throats, and is often used in the treatment of Scutellaria baicalensis, Xuanshen, and Psoralea vulgaris.
3 Antibacterial antiseptic
Borax in vitro on a variety of Gram-positive bacteria identification of negative bacteria, superficial skin fungi and white streptococci, etc. have different degrees of inhibition, in addition to borax there is also a weak antiseptic effect. On the skin and mucous membranes and astringent and protective effect.
4 Anticonvulsant
Borax has an anticonvulsant effect, mice with borax by gavage or intraperitoneal injection, there is a significant anti-electroconvulsive effect, the pentylenetetrazol clonic convulsions also have a significant antagonistic effect.