Specimen photograph
not yet catalogued
not yet catalogued
Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Purgatives
- Temperature
- Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Salty, Bitter, Cold
- Channels Entered
- LU, ST, LI.
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Sal Glauberis
Chinese Herb Actions
Please see Mang Xiao
Chinese Herb Dosage
- Please See Mang Xiao
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Please see Mang Xiao
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- Please see Mang Xiao
Herb-Drug Interactions
- Please see Mang Xiao
Chinese Herb Notes
- Po Xiao is the unrefined form of Mang Xiao (sodium sulfate). Due to impurities and possible contamination it is used for topical swellings and nodules only.
This herb antagonizes or is antagonized by:
- Liu Huang (Sulphur)
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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