用矿物治病,在我国医药文献上很早就有记载。成书于秦汉时代的我国最早的药物学专著《神农本草经》所记载的365种药物,属于矿物类的药物就有46种。明代伟大的医学家、药物学家李时珍,于万历六年(1578年)写成的药学巨著《本草纲目》,总结了我国历代药用矿物的知识,书中所列1,892种药物中,就有222种矿物药(包括岩石、化石)。由此可以看出,我国应用矿物治病不但有悠久的历史,而且应用的矿种多,是我国整个药物学中重要的组成部分。由于矿物药不受采集时间的限制,並且极易保存,现在仍然得到广泛的应用,在治疗某些疾病中有着很高的疗效。现将一些常用的矿物药列举一部分。这些资料主要根据古书记载,其中个别的可能未必正确,有待今后进一步研究证实。磁铁矿:化学成分是Fe_3O_4,药物名称为磁石、玄石。味辛、性寒,具有镇惊安神、潜阳纳气、补血 Treating diseases with minerals has been documented very early in the Chinese medical literature. In the Qin and Han dynasties, there were 365 kinds of drugs recorded in the earliest Pharmacy monograph of the country, the Shennong Herbal Classic. There were 46 kinds of drugs belonging to minerals. Li Shizhen, a great medical scientist and pharmacologist in the Ming Dynasty, wrote the “Pharmacopoeia Compendium” in the 6th year (1578) of Wan Lili’s pharmacy book. He summarized the knowledge of Chinese ancient medicinal minerals. Among the 1,892 drugs listed in the book, there were 222 Mineral drugs (including rocks, fossils). It can be seen that the treatment of minerals in China not only has a long history, but also has many types of minerals applied, and is an important part of the entire pharmacology in China. Since the mineral medicine is not limited by the collection time and is easily preserved, it is still widely used and has a very high curative effect in the treatment of certain diseases. Now some of the commonly used mineral drugs are listed as part of it. These data are mainly based on ancient records, some of which may not be correct, pending further study confirmed. Magnetite: The chemical composition is Fe_3O_4, and the drug names are magnetite and quarry. Spicy, cold, with tranquility, qi and qi, blood