含无机盐类中药,以矿物类、动物贝壳类药材为多见,其含无机成分主要有钾、钠、钙、铜、镁、铁、锡、铅、锌、碘、磷、砷、汞等,这类药材质地坚硬,难以破碎,不溶于水。为了便于临床应用,提高疗效及减轻药物毒性,这类药材必须经过高温煅制和淬制等法炮制。在植物类药材中也有一部分含有无机盐,主要为钾、钙、镁、碘的盐。它们与有机物质相结合或以特殊形状 Inorganic salt-containing traditional Chinese medicines are more common than minerals and animal shellfish. The inorganic components include potassium, sodium, calcium, copper, magnesium, iron, tin, lead, zinc, iodine, phosphorus, arsenic, and mercury. This type of medicine is hard, hard to break, and insoluble in water. In order to facilitate clinical application, improve curative effect and reduce drug toxicity, such medicinal materials must be processed through high-temperature forging and quenching. Some of the plant herbs contain inorganic salts, mainly potassium, calcium, magnesium, and iodine salts. They are combined with organic substances or in special shapes