江苏药用矿物资源初探

江苏拥有丰富的药用矿物资源，大部分药用矿物均有产出。通过对药用矿物的分类，阐述了药用矿物的治疗机理和各自的实际功能。方位 为：江苏药有矿物资源的合理开发，不仅能为人类健康服务，而且也能产生可观的经济效益。

Discussion on Pharmaceutical Mineral Resources in Jiangsu

Pharmaceutical minerals in nature have been discovered with large reserves in Jiangsu. Pharmaceutical mineral in Jiangsu falls into 11 types in which 36 species could be used as medicines or treatment. The major and common pharmaceutical minerals are gypsum,quartz,rock salt,calcite and mica etc. Pharmaceutical minerals can offer many kinds of elements being necessary for the human body. So,it is most direct cause of that pharmaceutical minerals can be able to treat different diseases. The quality and grade of pharmaceutical minerals are closely related to the geological setting and origin of rocks and minerals. Now,the levels of investigation and exploitation of pharmaceutical minerals are lower in Jiangsu. Owing to rich reserve and great development potentiality,investigation of resources,rigid measurement and clinical experiment of biological activity should be carried out to expand the new products and new application of pharmaceutical minerals in Jiangsu.