The Chinese Materia Medica, the book in which all natural remedies that have ever been used for medical purposes are collected, described and evaluated, contains well over 10,000 remedies. The effects and side effects of all of them are noted, as well as their quality, procurement and processing options. Naturally, this book also contains a passage on drinking water and spring water.
The text provides indications and uses, effects and side effects, including for water. water. - Accordingly, water, since it has indications, would therefore be a drug subject to registration! In the following you can read our translation of the chapter "Spring water" from the Chinese Materia Medica:
Spring water is recorded for the first time in the "ben cao shi yi" (revised Materia Medica). In the "jia you ben cao" a section about quan shui is added. In "pin hui jing yao" it says: "Water, that comes to the surface from a hole with sand and stones is called called spring water... If water is taken from hewn earth, it is called a called a well. So a well is also a spring. Used is the freshly drawn water." In the "gang mu" it says: "Regarding spring water from a mountain rock is as follows: If the spring spring in the rock, earth and stones of a mountain, the flowing water becomes a flowing water becomes a stream cave. If the spring is far away, clear and cold or if the mountain has jade stones or beautiful grasses and trees, the water is good. the water is good. Water from mountains with black earth, poisonous stones stones and bad herbs is useless." In the old Materia Medica (ben cao) is of the opinion that any freshly drawn, unpolluted well and spring water has a certain healing value. Yao Ke Cheng listed 649 names of famous springs from various regions in the "shi ben cao". various regions. Among them are those used for health care, others that have a healing effect, still others whose water is only used for bathing and is not drinkable. Depending on There are differences depending on the geology of the various locations. Today standards of the People's Republic of China (GB8537-87) stipulate the following The standards for "drinkable natural spring water" are aimed at water water "that comes from a natural source in the deep the deep earth cycle or groundwater artificially brought to the surface from the deep earth cycle. the surface (this also includes spring water or well water)". spring water or well water)", insofar as this water is used in compliance with the safety regulations of hygiene and bacteriology, provided that this water is use while ensuring the standardised safety regulations of hygiene and bacteriology. The regulations are more scientific and stricter than the requirements for well and spring water in the old Materia Medica (ben cao). A differentiated discussion of the functions and indications of the various drinkable mineral waters is awaited.
Freshly drawn water from an unpolluted well or spring or mineral water.
Water. This is a colourless, transparent liquid. Natural well water contains trace elements, salts and other foreign foreign substances.
Mineral water is mainly produced in Qingdao, Guangdong and Guizhou, but also in other provinces. It is sold in all regions regions of China. Mineral water from Qingdao is also exported.
Differentiation of the properties of water: Spring water is a clear, transparent clear liquid that is colourless. Sometimes a very small very small amount of mineral salt sediment can be seen. Spring water is colourless, tasteless, does not smell bad, has no foreign flavour and has the special has the special flavour of mineral water.
The "State Standards of the People's Republic of China" (GB8537-87) stipulate the following:
Lithium:≥ 0.2pian gui suan (meta-silica?):≥ 25Strontium:≥
0.2Selenium:≥ 0.01Zinc:≥ 0.2Free carbon dioxide:≥ 250Bromine:≥
1Mineral substances:≥ 1000Iodine:≥ 0.2
Note: Water that fulfils one of the above criteria, can be labelled as drinkable, natural mineral water.
Lithium:< 5Mercury:<0.001Strontium:< 5Silver:< 0.05Iodine:< 1Boron (according to H3Bo3):< 30Zinc:< 5Selenium:< 0.05Copper:< 1Potassium:< 0.05Barium:< 5Oxide (according to F):< 2.5Cadmium:< 0.01Oxygen consumption (according to O2):< 3Chromium:< 0.05Nitrate (according to NO3):< 45Lead:< 0.05226Ra radioactivity:< 1.1 bq/l
Phenolic compounds (calculated according to phenol):< 0.002Cyanic compounds (calculated according to CN):< 0.01Nitrite (calculated according to NO2):< 0.005Total b activity:< 1.5 bo/l
Total bacterial count:< 100 bacteria/mlColi group:< 3 bacteria/l
Sweet, cool.
Regulates the five zang organs, clears lung and stomach heat, forms body fluids, quenches thirst. body fluids, quenches thirst, nourishes yin and has a diuretic effect.
To drink, in appropriate amounts.
Pay attention to the quality of the water. If it smells of sulphur or has the colour of cinnabar, it must not be drunk. be drunk.
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