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Calcitum

Calcite

方解石 〔方解石〕 fāng jiě shí

Alternate Chinese names: 黄石 huáng shí

Kingdom: Mineral

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter and acrid; extremely cold; nontoxic.

Actions and indications: Frees the blood vessels. Treats lodged heat and bound qì in the chest; jaundice.

See: Hán shuǐ shí (寒水石 Gypsum seu Calcitum , glauberite)

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