Materia Medica of Metals, Minerals, Stones, Gems and Salts
Illustration from the Chapter of Mineral and Metal Medicines,
Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
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Left A seller at the Chengdu Medicine Market specialising in mineral medicines. The jars at top are gemstones, while Amber, Pearl, Cinnabar, Shells, Salts, Fossils, Shilajit and numerous other minerals are down below. Note the labels are in both Chinese and Tibetan, as Tibetan Medicine uses lots of mineral and gem medicines. (Adam, 2019) |
Metals and Metallic Minerals
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Argentum - Silver
Astroites - Star Stone Aurum - Gold Calamine - Lu Gan Shi Calomel - Mercurous chloride Ceruse - White Lead Cinnabar - Zhu Sha Copper Copper Sulphate Ferrum oxidum, Iron Oxide |
Ferrous sulphate, Green Vitriol
Hematite - Dai Zhe Shi Litharge Magnetite - Ci Shi Mercury - Argentum Vivum Minium - Red Lead Pyrite - Zi Ran Tong Verdigris - Aerugo Zinc oxide, Tutty |
Stones and Minerals
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Actinolite, Amianthus, Yang Qi Shi
Aetites - Geode Agate Arsenolite, Pi Shi Asphaltus, Bitumen Judaicum Astroites - Star Stone Bloodstone, Heliotrope Calcite - Han Shui Shi Chalk Chlorite Schist, Meng Shi Flint Flourite, Zi Shi Ying Gypsum, Shi Gao Irish Slate, Lapis Hybernicus Lapis Amianthus |
Lapis Armenius, Azurite
Lapis Crucifer, Lapis Cruciatus Lapis Phrygius Lepidotes Malachite Ophicalcite, Hua Rui Shi Orpiment Osteocolla Pyrolusite, Wu Ming Yi Realgar Serpentine, Jahara Mohara Shilajit Sulphur - Liu Huang Talcum, Hua Shi Trochite or Entrochus |
Salts
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Alumem, Alum, Bai Fan
Borax, Peng Sha Cream of Tartar Epsom Salt Glauber's Salt, Mang Xiao Natrum, Sodium Carbonate |
Nitrum, Saltpeter, Xiao Shi
Potassium carbonate, Potash Potassium Sulphate, Tartar Vitriolate Sal Ammoniac, Ammonium Chloride, Nao Sha Salt, Rock Salt |
Earths
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Terra Sigillata - Sealed Earth
Yellow Earth Burnt, Zao Xin Tu |
Stones and Shells from the Sea
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Abalone shell, Shi Jue Ming
Alcyonium Blatta Byzantina Clam Shell, Ge Ke Cockle Shell, Wa Leng Zi Cowrie shell Cuttlefish Bone, Hai Piao Xiao Dentalium, Tooth Shell |
Lapis Auricularis
Lapis Spongiae, Sponge Stone Oyster shell, Mu Li Pearl, Zhen Zhu Pumex, Pumice Red Coral, Shan Hu Umbilicus Marinus |
Fossils
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Belemite, 'Lynx Stone'
Conchites Echinite, Echinoid, Sea Urchin Fossil Fossil Bones, Dragon Bones, Long Gu Fossil Crabs Fossil Shells Fossil Spirifer |
Glossopetra, Fossil Shark Teeth
Lapis Ammonites Lapis Hystericus Lapis Judaicus, Jew's Stone Lepidotes Nummulite, Shadnaj Ostracites |
Gems & Semi-precious Stones
Stones of Animal Origin
Note that not all of the following are of animal origin, but were traditionally believed to have been of animal origin.
Note that not all of the following are of animal origin, but were traditionally believed to have been of animal origin.
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Alectorius - Stones of a Cocks Gizzard
Belemite - Lynx Stone Bezoar, Niu Huang Bufonite - Toad Stone Crab Eyes |
Draconite - Serpent Stone
Fish Head Stone Lapis Limacis - Cochlite, Snail Stone Pearl, Zhen Zhu |
Other Resources related to Minerals:
Sources for Mineral Materia Medica
Preparation of Medicines
Mineral Hardness
Introduction to Gem Medicines
Sample Gem Formulas
Sources for Mineral Materia Medica
Preparation of Medicines
Mineral Hardness
Introduction to Gem Medicines
Sample Gem Formulas