Liu Huang - 硫黄 - Sulfur

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Sulfur
Common English:	Sulfur

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sour (Pungent)	Hot (Warm) Toxic (Slightly Toxic)	Kidney Large Intestine Pericardium (Spleen)	1-6g 1-3g (p) (Secondary source)

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Indications/Syndromes

Relieves toxicity, kills parasites and stops itching

Important topically for scabies, tinea, Damp-festering sores, ulcers, carbuncles and recalcitrant Yin flat abscess and furuncles

Itching

Tonifies Ming Men Fire and strengthens Yang

Kidney Yang Deficiency with painful lower back and knees and impotence

Kidney and Spleen Yang Deficiencies with diarrhea

Asthma due to Kidneys unable to grasp Qi

Constipation or diarrhea in the elderly caused by Cold

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Calomelas Qing Fen Mylabris Bai Mao Gen Borneolum Bing Pian	Alumen Dehydratum Ku Fan Fr. Cnidii She Chuang Zi	Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
Scabies.	Itching, Damp sores in the perineal and groin areas.	Acne.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui	Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Lu Rong Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi	Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
Wheezing, low back pain, and impotence due to Ming Men Deficiency and Kidneys’ inability to grasp Lung Qi.	Impotence, urinary frequency, and a cold and painful low back and extremities.	Constipation in the elderly due to Cold from Deficiency.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu Flos Caryophylli Ding Xiang	Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang Rx. Morindae Officinalis Ba Ji Tian Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo Cx. cinnamomi Rou Gui Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen	Realgar Xiong Huang Lard
Chronic diarrhea from Lower Jiao insufficiency.	Impotence. Weak and cold lower limbs.	Scabies.
Indigo Naturalis Qing Dai	Realgar Xiong Huang Glauberitum Han Shui Shi Camphora Zhang Nao	Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi Lignum Aquilariae Chen Xiang Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
Rash on the scrotum.	Diaper rash.	Asthma caused by Kidney Yang Deficiency and Cold.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
Constipation from Cold and Deficiency.

Liu Huang and Realgar Xiong Huang both kill parasites and resolve toxicity, and are used for tinea, scabies and rashes. Liu Huang works better for itching lesions and tinea, but its hot nature makes it inappropriate for Yang lesions. Xiong Huang is stronger at treating sores and abscesses and resolving toxins.
Used alone and applied topically, this herb treats fungal infections, sores, herpetic lesions and scabies.

Sulfur (Liu Huang): Tonifies and warms yang; sulfur conjugates fat into water solubility (phase II detox), MSM for prostatitis and joints; found in eggs and mung beans. (Yuen)