HUA SHI SAN - 滑石散 - TALCUM POWDER

English:	Talcum Powder
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Talcum	Hua Shi	1.5g	Promotes urination, drains Heat from the Urinary Bladder and expels Damp-Heat. With Dong Kui Zi, for Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao causing urinary discomfort and dysfunction.
Medulla Tetrapanacis	Tong Cao	1.1g	Promotes urination, resolves Dampness and Clears Heat.
Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	1.1g	Promotes urination and clears Damp-Heat.
Sm. Abutili/Malvae	Dong Kui Zi	1.1g	Promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction.

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat
• Dries Dampness

Syndromes

• Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao
• Damp-Heat in the Bladder

Clinical Manifestations

Red hot swollen painful joints Leg numbness and pain Burning sensations in the feet Weak low back Weak lower limbs Atrophy of the lower limbs Scanty, yellow urine

Lower back pain Thick, yellow, foul smelling vaginal discharge Lower limb sores due to Dampness T: Pink and maybe swollen C: Yellow and greasy P: Rapid

Treats

Vaginal discharge

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

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