Chalcanthite

The constituent is copper sulfate, usually a blue crystal with 5 molecules of water of crystallization. In some copper mines there is a natural product called blue vitriol, but it commonly exists in mine water; evaporating the water also yields blue vitriol.

Oral administration of this product stimulates gastric wall peripheral nerves reflexively to the medullary vomiting center, causing reflex vomiting. Concentrated solution of chalcanthite can cause local mucosal congestion, edema, erosion, and ulcers, and can clear corneal nebula. This product inhibits common pyogenic cocci and intestinal typhoid, paratyphoid, dysentery bacilli, and Salmonella, etc.

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