[The chemical and structural analysis of Tibetan medicine Fanshi].

The element and microstructure of Tibetan medicine Fanshi were investigated, in order to explore the material basis of Fanshi. X-ray fluorescence spectroscope (XRF), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to assay the Fanshi samples from different Tibetan regions. XRF and ICP-OES analysis showthat the main elements in Fanshi are Ca, O and C, but also contain some kinds of minor elements, such as Mg, Al, Na, Si, K, Ag, Ba, Fe, Mn, S, Sr, Zn and so on.