TCM lapis stone has showed great effect on epilepsy

What is lapis stone(Meng Shi)?
Medicinally it means two types of stones – chlorite schist and biotite schist. Hence, other names of this herb include Lapis Chloriti seu Micae Aur., Vermiculite schist mineral, Lapis micae seu chloriti, Mica-schist, Lapis Micae Aureus, and so on. The former one is also called Qing Meng Shi and mainly produced in Hunan, Hubei, and Sichuan; the latter is also called Jin Meng Shi and mainly produced in Henan and Hebei. They can be collected throughout the year and then calcined before the use.

Lapis chloriti is the chlorite schist rocks, which are in the shapes of irregular flat oblique or oblique block and in different sizes. It is steel gray or gray-green and with slight pearl-like luster. It is heavy, soft, and friable. Cross section is lamellar and with sparkling points. And it is odorless and tasteless. It mainly contains magnesium, aluminum, iron, silicic acid and water of crystallization. This is a hydrous silicate mineral that resembles mica. It is green because it contains a significant amount of iron.

Lapis stone benefits
The amazing lapis stone healing properties have been found for more than a thousand of years. And let the facts speak for themselves.

(1). 180 cases of Epilepsy were ever treated with the honeyed bolus made of Zao Ci (spina gleditsiae), She Chuang Zi (Cnidium Seeds), Jiang Can (Bombyx Mori), Wu Gong (Centipede), Dan Nan Xing (Arisaema Cum Bile), Zhu Sha (Cinnabar), and lapis. It turned out that total effective rate was 82.04% in 30 cases that consumed the pills only. And the total effective rate was 83.33% in the rest 150 cases that took the pills while continuing their original medication.

(2). 139 cases of epilepsy patients took the a baked pancake consisting of lapis, Jiang Ban Xia (Ginger-processed Pinellia Tuber), Tian Nan Xing (Arisaema), Fu Hai Shi (Pumice Stone), Chen Xiang (Agarwood), Qian Niu Zi (Morning Glory Seed), Shen Qu (Massa Fermentata), and flour. The result was quite positive and 93 cases were cured, 34 cases were improved, and 12 cases remained unchanged.

(3). 48 cases of obstruction in advanced esophageal and gastric cardia cancer were ever treated with lapis and Shu Fu (pillworm). Among them, 37 cases were relieved significantly, 6 cases were partly relieved, and 5 cases were ineffective.