Holistic Health Articles and Research Related to Herbal Medicines, Foods and Phytochemicals : Chinese Herbs – Mang Xiao or Xuan Ming Fen (Natrium sulfuricum)

Monday, 4 November 2013

Chinese Herbs – Mang Xiao or Xuan Ming Fen (Natrium sulfuricum)

Mang Xiao or Xuan Ming Fen (Natrium sulfuricum) is also known as sodium sulfate. The salty, bitter and cold herb has been used in TCM totreat constipation with dark urine, fullness, pain in abdomen, conjunctivitis, boils in mouth and tongue, etc., as it softens what is hard, eliminates Heat, etc., by enhancing the functions of stomach and large intestine channels.

Ingredients
sodium sulfate (Na2SO4 ·10H 2 O)
Health Benefits
1. Bronchopneumonia
In the study to investigate the effect of a combination of calcium gluconate, magnesium sulfuricum, natrium salycilate, analgin, vit. C, vit. B1 and norsulfasol diluted in physiological solution of natrium chloride and 5% glucose, Dr Planski B and the research team showed that the combination was applied intravenously or per os on two groups of calves suffering from bronchopneumonia. It was established that in calves treated with the combination sialic acid is reduced as compared to calves treated only with antibiotics(1).
2. Ischemia-induced brain edema
In the study to examine the effect of Natrii sulfas, a treatment for stroke patients suffering constipation in Oriental medicine, scientists at the College of Oriental Medicine, Sangji University indicated that . Natrii sulfas reduced the excess Bax and HSP72 expressions in ischemic brain, which was statistically significant in the penumbra of the cerebral cortex but not in the caudate putamen. These results suggest Natrii sulfas has a protective effect on ischemia-induced brain edema and improves the physiological symptoms(2).
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Side effects
1. Do not use the herb in case of spleen deficiency
2. Do not use the herb in newborn, children, or if you are pregnant or breast feeding without first consulting with related field specialist
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