Pharmaceutical Name:

Natrii Sulfas

Botanical Name:

Mirabilite
Glauber's salt
Sodium sulfate

Common Name:

Mirabilite
Glauber's salt

Source of Earliest Record:

Mingyi Bielu

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations:

Sodium sulfate

Properties and Taste:

Salty, bitter and cold

Meridian:

Stomach and large intestines

Functions:

To purge feces downward
To soften hardness
To clear heat

Indications and Combinations:

1.     Constipation.
*Use with Rhubarb (Dahuang) in the formula Dachengqi Tang

2.      Sore throat, ulcerated mouth, red eyes or boils.
*Use with Sodium borate (Pengsha) and Borneol (Bingpian) for external use.

Dosage:

10-15 g

Cautions:

This herb is contraindicated during pregnancy