What is actinolite?

As a silicate mineral, massive dense actinolite is considered by Chinese medicine to be warm and salty, which has the effect of warming kidney and strengthening yang, and is used to treat impotence, nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation and other symptoms. Actinolite is a silicate mineral. It is a mineral in which more than 2% of magnesium ions in tremolite are replaced by ferrous ions. It is also a member of the amphibole series. This mineral is usually called amphibole asbestos. The crystals of actinolite are long columnar, needle-like or hair-like. The color ranges from light green gray to dark green. It has a glass luster. Transparent to opaque. The crystal aggregate is irregular block, flat strip or short column. Different sizes. White, grayish white or greenish white, with silky luster. Hard and brittle, and some are slightly loose. After fracture, the section is uneven, and fibrous or thin column can be seen in the section.

Use of actinolite

It is one of the components of jet. Actinolite is fine in texture and can be used as an ornamental stone. Fibrous can be used as industrial asbestos. Blocky and dense actinolite is regarded as warm and salty by Chinese medicine, which has the effect of warming kidney and strengthening yang, and is used to treat impotence, nocturnal emission and premature ejaculation. This is also the origin of its Chinese name.