What does magnetite do to humans?
Magnetite name magnet, alias black stone, CI Shi, Ling magnet, magnet, stone needle. It can relieve Yang and calm the nerves, strengthen the eyesight of the ear, and relax the mind and relieve asthma. Magnetic not only has important applications in modern medicine, such as nuclear magnetic resonance imaging technology, often called magnetic resonance CT (computerized tomography), and the application of MCG and MEG, but also has a long history.
The Southern Song Dynasty and the "Yan Ji Sheng Fang" (1253 AD) medical book told by a cure ear hearing is not good, this is a big magnet with new cotton beans into the ear, and then with a piece of iron in the mouth, it can improve the listening ear disease. In general, medical records of various diseases are often used in medical books of various dynasties. Famous pharmaceutical Ming Li Shizhen the "Compendium of Materia Medica" on medical record content a rich and summary, the magnet shape, indications of disease, drug preparation method and various application described in great detail, such as the treatment of ear diseases are a fulminant deafness deafness, the elderly kidney closed, deafness, virtual old man loss, eyes faint cataract in children, epilepsy, uterine prolapse, undertake not to close, e., blood, intestinal tumors swallowed needle iron, Ding swollen swollen poison toxic heat, all 10 kinds of diseases, the use of medicine made of a magnet Cizhu pill, Zixuesan Erlongzuoci pills and etc..
Historical records in the Western Han Dynasty (about 90 BC) in the book "Cang Gong biography" is about the king physician using 5 kinds of mineral medicine (called five stone) treatment. These 5 kinds of mineral medicine refers to the magnet (Fe3O4), cinnabar (HgS) and realgar (As2O3) or alum (aluminum potassium sulfate) and green (2cuCo3). Later dynasties have recorded the use of magnets for medical treatment. For example, in the Eastern Han Dynasty "Shennong Materia Medica" (circa second Century) in the book is about the use of medicine taste of Han Xin chi (magnetic) stone treatment of rheumatism, limb pain, disease and in addition to deafness, Tao Hongjing's "Mingyi bielu" and the northern and Southern Dynasties (ad 510 years) the medical book magnet can raise kidney strong, integrity, through joint, eliminating pain and swelling etc.. The daughter of the famous medical scientist Sun Simiao of the Tang Dynasty's "party" (AD 652 years) the book also talked about the medicine made by the magnet pill, such as regular use of good eyesight. Sheng Hui Fang Song where the Xiying "(1046 AD) medical book spoke magnet can cure children swallowing needle injury, this is the big jujube magnet, wear silk thread into the polished hole throat, can suck out the needle swallowed.
