Xi Sha (Lu Sha, Nao Sha) - 硒砂 - Salmiacum

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Salmiacum
Common English:	Halite Sal Ammoniac Salmonite

Category

Herbs for Topical Application

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Salty Bitter	Warm	Liver Spleen Stomach	0.1g-1g for oral intake

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Disperses Accumulation and stagnant Blood	Abdominal mass, Amenorrhea, Dysphagia, Pharyngeal blockage
Promotes diuresis, Removes film, Resolves Phlegm, Softens hardness	Regurgitation of Phlegm and Fluid, cough, chronic diarrhea, sharply circumscribed and chronic lesions of the skin or mucosa (nevus) Topically for obstructed vision, bulging flesh, nasal polyp, facial polyp, warts, furuncle, carbuncle

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Notes

1. It increases peristalsis and the secretion of digestive juices.
2. It suppresses the growth of cancer cells.
3. For a chronic abdominal mass, dry-fry 60g of Xi Sha in vinegar and combine with three pieces of Fr. Chaenomelis Mu Gua dried in the sun until it crumbles. Grind to a powder and mix with 5 liters of millet vinegar. Add honey and powdered Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu and form small pills. Take them one pill at a time with wine.
4. Pills made with Xi Sha, Sulfur Liu Huang and Hydrargyrum Qing Fen are said to cure a chronic abdominal mass instantly.
5. To treat perineal carbuncle and malignant swelling, wrap 0.25kg of the herb in silk and suck on it.