The chemical name of borax is sodium tetraborate

Medicine

Also known as moonstone

Source: Crystals obtained by refining borax ore.

The main producing areas are Qinghai, Tibet, Shaanxi, etc.

Preparation method: After digging out the ore, dissolve it in boiling water, filter out impurities, let the filtrate cool and precipitate crystals, take it out and dry it.

The nature and flavor are sweet, salty and cool. Returns to the lung and stomach meridians.

Functions: External use to clear away heat, detoxify, reduce swelling, and antiseptic; oral use to clear the lungs and resolve phlegm. Used for acute tonsillitis, pharyngitis, sore throat, mouth and tongue sores, stomatitis, gingivitis, otitis media, red and swollen eyes, and sweat spots. Borax - Medicinal

It is a commonly used medicine for facial diseases. ! It can be taken orally for cough due to phlegm-heat, but it is rarely used in modern times.

Usage and Dosage: Apply an appropriate amount for external use. Powder it with other medicines and apply it to the affected area. Either for external washing or formulated into eye drops for external use.

Note that it is generally not taken internally. (Chinese medicine is taken in pill form, 1.5-3.0g each time.)

The patent medicine Bingboran Powder ("Surgery Authentic") contains borneol, borax, Xuanming powder and cinnabar. → Used to treat mouth sores and sore throat.

Excerpts from "National Compilation of Chinese Herbal Medicine" and "Chinese Materia Medica"

Drug research comes from 1. "Compendium of Materia Medica": Fengsha, colored heavy brown in the south, has a mild taste and quick effect. ; In the West, its color is white, its taste is burnt, and its function is slow. 2. "Outline": Borax, born in southwest China. There are two kinds: yellow and white. The western one is as white as alum, and the southern one is as yellow as peach gum. Both are made by refining, such as cinnamon sand. In the West, it removes dirt from soft objects and kills hardware. It has the same effect as saltpeter and is compatible with arsenic.

Tips: Borax is the common name for sodium borate. It is a white or colorless crystalline powder. Due to its high toxicity, it is banned as a food additive in many countries around the world. Borax is very harmful to human health. Continuous ingestion will accumulate in the body and hinder the function of enzymes in the digestive tract. The symptoms of acute poisoning are vomiting, diarrhea, erythema, circulatory system disorders, shock, coma and other so-called boric acidosis. If the human body takes in too much boron, it can cause accumulation poisoning in multiple organs. The toxic dose of borax for adults is 1-3 grams, the lethal dose for adults is 15 grams, and the lethal dose for infants is 2-3 grams.

Preparation method

Borax: Grind into fine powder. Calcined borax: Crush the borax into small pieces, heat it in a pot, stir-fry until small bubbles form and form snow-white agglomerates, take out and let cool. 1. "Outline": Borax, grind like flying dust. 2. "Materia Medica Seeking Truth": Boil borax and licorice soup, stir-fry over low heat until fluffy. Note: Borax is the common name for sodium borate. It is a white or colorless crystalline powder. Due to its high toxicity, it is banned as a food additive in many countries around the world. Borax is very harmful to human health. Continuous ingestion will accumulate in the body and hinder the function of enzymes in the digestive tract. The symptoms of acute poisoning are vomiting, diarrhea, erythema, circulatory system disorders, shock, coma and other so-called boric acidosis. If the human body takes in too much boron, it can cause accumulation poisoning in multiple organs. The toxic dose of borax for adults is 1-3 grams, the lethal dose for adults is 15 grams, and the lethal dose for infants is 2-3 grams.

The main ingredient

Mainly is sodium tetraborate (Na2B4O7·10H2O).

Pharmacological effects

1. Antibacterial effect: There are reports that borax is a weak base and has the same weak antibacterial effect as boric acid. Use the plate method to make the culture medium contain 10% borax, which is effective against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus anthracis, Shigella flexneri, Shigella dysentery, Typhimurium, Paratyphoid, Proteus, Staphylococcus aureus, and Candida albicans. All have inhibitory effects; the paper method has been used to prove that borax can also inhibit diphtheria bacilli, Brucella bovis, pneumococci, meningococci and hemolytic streptococci.

2. Anti-convulsant and anti-epileptic effects Experiments have shown that borax has an anti-convulsant effect when administered to mice at 130-260 mg/kg. This effect can gradually increase with the increase in the number of doses, and the maximum anti-convulsant effect is The effect occurs about 1 week after administration. Injection administration can accelerate the production of its anticonvulsant effect. Intraperitoneal injection of 260mg/kg can resist electric convulsions, and the resistance rate is 100%. Combined with other anti-epileptic drugs, borax can quickly control grand mal epilepsy and status epilepticus.

3. Other functions: Borax also has antiseptic and protective effects on skin and mucous membranes. This product can be used clinically to flush ulcers and abscesses, especially mucosal inflammation, such as conjunctivitis, gastritis, etc. Because it is alkaline, it can descale the mucous membrane; it can also be used orally to sterilize the urethra, especially when the urine is acidic. Become alkaline.