Properties: Salty, bitter, cold

Meridans Entered:
Primary: Stomach, Large Intestine and Liver

1. Purges the intestines, drives out stagnation and expels Parasites
   Constipation, bloating
   Intestinal worms, can be used in combination with anthelmintics to promote expulsion
2. Clears Heat and resolves Toxicity
   Obstructive jaundice and chronic cholecystitis
   Promote expulsion of food or drug poisoning if used in conjunction with activated carbon
   Convulsions, eclampsia, uraemia, tetanus, hypertensive encephalopathy, acute renal hypertensive crisis, angina pectoris that does not tolerate other treatments (by injection)
3. Clears Heat and reduces swelling (topical)
   Use hot compresses externally to reduce inflammation and swelling.

Suggested Daily Dosage: For purging: 5 - 20g of salts in 100 - 400ml of warm water, taken once in the morning. For cholecystitis: 2 - 5 g diluted in high concentration (33%), 3 times a day before or between meals. Also applied topically as bath salts, soak or paste.

Cautions: Overdose or high concentration may cause dehydration, ulcers and damage to the gastrointestinal tract, or may lead to poisoning from excessive absorption of magnesium ions. It is contraindicated for purgative use in patients with intestinal bleeding, acute abdomen, pregnancy and during menstruation.

Injection should only be carried out by a physician and the patient monitored for breathing and blood pressure. Sluggish knee reflex is an important sign of sufficient magnesium ions.

Interactions:

• central nervous system depressants (such as phenobarbital) who should not use this product to eliminate the poison, as it may cause aggravation of central nervous system depression.
• By injection: polymyxin B sulphate, streptomycin sulphate, calcium gluconate, dobutamine hydrochloride, procaine hydrochloride, tetracycline, penicillin, and nafcillin (ethoxynaphthalene penicillin).