What is Lime Wash?

Lime, Chinese medicine name. Limestone, which is calcined by heating and calcining limestone, and its hydrated hydrated lime Lime, namely Portlandite, or a mixture of the two. Produced all over the country. It has the effects of detoxification, decay, sores and hemostasis, insecticide and itching. It is used for scabies scabies, erysipelas, sputum sputum, warts, trauma bleeding, water and fire burns, lower extremity ulcers, prolapse of the anus, scabies, eczema, rash.

Chinese name: lime
Chemical formula: CaCO3
Molecular weight: 100
Crystal system: Slaked lime: crystal structure belongs to trigonal system

Guang Ze: Earthy luster
transparency: opaque
Hardness: Hard
Distribution: Produced across the country
Poisonous: Toxic (Herbal Compendium)

Lime alias

Chalk ash, Greek ash, chalk, Wuwei, dyed ash, loose ash, white ash, taste ash, wrought stone, stone forging, mineral ash, white tiger.

Lime medicine

Quick lime calcined by heating limestone, and its hydrated slaked lime, that is, hydroxyaline, or a mixture of the two.

Lime flavor

Taste is bitter, bitter, astringent, and warm in nature.

Liming

Return to the liver and spleen.

Lime efficacy

Detoxify and rot, gather sores and stop bleeding, kill insects and itch.

Lime Indications

It is used for scabies scabies, erysipelas, sputum sputum, warts, trauma bleeding, water and fire burns, lower extremity ulcers, prolapse of the anus, scabies, eczema, rash.

Lime related compatibility

1, cure bloated: lime three points, purslane two points. Smash on the second flavor, white chicken and apply it. ("Thousands of Gold"

2, cure swollen cheeks and pain: mix with lime. ("Simple Unilateral")

3, to wart eye: bitter wine stained lime for six or seven days, drip the juice on the wart, a small wart will fall. ("Thousands of Gold")

4. Treat the bowel with the anus: boil the lime to make it hot, wrap the cloth and iron it, and follow the order. ("Taiwan" cited Cui's side)

5. Governance: rinse with lime juice. ("Sun Zhenren's Taboo")

Lime dosage

Topical: Appropriate amount, adjust and apply at the end of the study; Oral: 1-3g, into pills or powder; or add water to dissolve and take a clear solution.

As a caustic agent, use quicklime; collect sores to stop bleeding, use slaked lime.

Caution on the use of lime

Do not take it orally. Sores and swelling are forbidden; pregnant women should be used with caution; topical corrosion is limited to the diseased area and should not affect the surrounding healthy skin.

"Outline": "Lime is also a hemostatic product. Do not expose it to water.

Lime collection and processing

The limestone is placed in a kiln, sealed, the air passage is left, and it is calcined by high fire. The quick lime is taken out. Weathered or hydrolyzed mature lime.

Morphological characteristics of lime

Lime limestone

It is mainly composed of calcite and is a dense block. White or off-white, the color changes greatly due to the difference in the impurities contained. If it contains iron, it is brown, and when it contains organic, it is gray to black. Earthy luster, poor transparency. When it is very dense, it is often a shell-shaped fracture.

Lime lime

The crystal structure is an equiaxed crystal system. It is a granular dense block, and rarely has a cubic or octahedral single crystal. White, or with grayish white, grayish yellow and other shades. Earthy gloss. Hardness 3.5. The relative density is 3.3.

Lime Calcite

Also known as calcium hydroxide, slaked lime, slaked lime. The crystal structure is a trigonal crystal system. Loose powdery body, and its rare scale-like crystals are extremely rare. White or off-white. Earthy gloss. Hardness 2. The relative density is 2.23. Soluble in hot hydrochloric acid. Solubility in water is temperature dependent.

Lime growing environment

Produced all over the country.

Lime medicinal properties

Lime quicklime

Mainly irregular blocks, different sizes, micro cracks on the surface, porous. White or gray; white streaks. opaque. Earthy gloss. Lighter body, harder, easy to break, broken flour-like. It is better to be lumpy, white, free of debris and other impurities.

Lime slaked lime

It is powdery or loose bulk, white or off-white, and earthy luster. Fine powder, white color, no hardening is preferred.

Lime pharmacological action

Lime water is mixed with sesame oil to form a water-in-oil emulsion, which generates calcium soap and glycerin. Calcium can promote capillary contraction and inhibit fluid leakage. Glycerin has a water-absorbing effect, which makes the wound dry quickly. Oil can protect the epidermis and reduce the irritation of the wound by the air, which is conducive to the formation of epithelium. Rhubarb lime water can shorten the clotting time and prevent corrosion.

Modern application of lime

1. Treat lymph node tuberculosis.

2. Treat common warts.

3. Treat shingles.

4. Treat yellow sores.

Lime- related discourse

"Outline": "Today's people use it for kiln burning, a layer of firewood or coal is on the bottom, and tired bluestone is on the top. It will ignite from the bottom, and it will self-immolate.

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