无水硫酸镁硫镁矾；水镁矾；一水镁

Magnesium sulfate is a magnesium salt having sulfate as the counterion. It has a role as an anticonvulsant, a cardiovascular drug, a calcium channel blocker, an anaesthetic, a tocolytic agent, an anti-arrhythmia drug, an analgesic and a fertilizer. It is a magnesium salt and a metal sulfate.A small colorless crystal used as an anticonvulsant, a cathartic, and an electrolyte replenisher in the treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. It causes direct inhibition of action potentials in myometrial muscle cells. Excitation and contraction are uncoupled, which decreases the frequency and force of contractions. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1992, p1083)

是一种常用的化学试剂及干燥试剂，为无色或白色晶体或粉末，无臭、味苦，有潮解性。临床用于导泻、利胆、抗惊厥、子痫、破伤风、高血压等症。。也可以用作制革、炸药、造纸、瓷器、肥料