Talcum (HuaShi)
Price (CAD) is measured in grams
【PROPERTI】Sweet,Bland,Cold
【CHANNELS ENTERED】Stomach,Bladder
【ACTIONS】
Promotes urination and drains Heat from the Urinary Bladder (aids the movement of gravel and stones), (expels Damp-Heat);
Releases Summeheat and resolves Dampness;
Absorbs Dampness and clears Heat (topically);
Stops bleeding due to Heat
【Indications/Syndromes】
Hot Painful Urinary Dysfunction (Lin Syndrome) with hot, painful urination, dark, painful, burning, scanty urine;
Damp-Heat diarrhea;
Qi Level Heat with Dampness with unremitting fever, heavy feeling in the body, thirst, yellow tongue coat;
Summerheat (fever, urinary difficulty, thirst);
Damp skin lesions (eczema, damp sores, prickly heat) (topical);
Heat type bleeding
【Cautions& Contraindications】
Contraindicated in those with Spleen Qi Deficiency (chronic diarrhea)
Contraindicated in those with spermatorrhea.
Contraindicated in those with depleted fluids due to Warm-Febrile disease.
Contraindicated in those with excessive urination.
Caution during pregnancy.