Production RegionsPrimarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Gansu, Shanxi, Zhejiang, Jiangsu.
Macroscopic FeaturesLump-like or granular aggregate, irregular lumps, with ridges. Purple or green, uneven depth, streak mark is white. Translucent to transparent, glass-like luster. Externally uneven, often has cracked lines. Firm and brittle texture, easily crushed. faint odor, tasteless.
Quality RequirementsSuperior medicinal material has purple color, firm texture, with glass-like luster without foreign matter.
FunctionsCalms heart, calms spirit, downbears counterflow, warms uterus. Apply to strained deficiency and fright, cough with dyspnea, deficiency and cold of blood and sterility.
OriginThe halide mineral fluorite, primarily composed of CaF2.