Xiong Huang - 雄黃 - Realgar
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Realgar |
| Common English: | Realgar |
Category
Substances for External Application: (Obsolete Substances)Properties
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
| Acrid (Bitter) | Warm Toxic | Large Intestine Liver Stomach (Heart) (Small Intestine) | 0.15-0.36g |
Actions And Indications
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Relieves toxicity and kills parasites | Scabies, ringworm and Damp rashes (topical) Any kind of skin itch (topical) Abscesses, Snakebite (topical), Suppurative inflammation, Ulcerations |
Kills parasites | Intestinal parasites especially when there are signs of accumulation Particularly effective against roundworms |
Dries Dampness, Expels Phlegm, Settles Wind, Stops malarial disorders | Wheezing Seizures Malarial disorders |
Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions
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Major Combinations
| Rz. Coptidis | Cx. Phellodendri | Borax |
Topically for scabies with cracked, itching skin that worsens at night with weeping lesions from scratching. | Topically for scabies and eczema. | Ulcerations of the mouth, tongue and throat. |
| Alumen | Faeces Trogopterori | Moschus |
Nasal polyps. (topical) Wind-Damp sores or tineal itching or itching from dermatosis. (topical) Sores with redness, swelling, itching and pain. (topical) | Internally and topically for poisonous snake bites. | Abscesses and other hard suppurative lesions. |
| Sm. Arecae | Sm. Sojae Preparatum | Rx. Curcumae |
Internally for severe abdominal pain due to parasitic accumulations in the intestines. | Malarial disorders. | Excessive Phlegm obstruction accompanying childhood convul-sions. |
Borneolum | Hb. Asari | Sm. Armeniacae |
As a tincture for herpes zoster. | Rabies. | Syphilitic chancres. (topical) |
Fr. Crotonis | Resina Toxicodendri | Pseudobulbus Cremastrae |
Intestinal parasites with abdominal pain. | Cerebral cysticercosis. | Malaria. |
Cinnabaris | Rx. Saposhnikoviae | |
Seizures, epilepsy and convulsions. | Tetanus. |
Notes
- Realgar was among the principal minerals of Taoist alchemy and was thought capable of turning copper into gold.
- For asthma, it can be taken by itself with warm water.
- It effectively resists cancer cell growth.
- For a lower abdominal mass with dysuria, honey-coated pills of Xiong Huang are inserted into the vagina.
- Blowing the powder into the nostrils can treat nasal polyps.
- Xiong Huang and Sulfur Liu Huang both resolve toxicity and kill parasites and are used for scabies, tinea and rashes. Liu Huang works better for tinea and itchy lesions, but its hot nature makes it unsuitable for Yang lesions. Xiong Huang is more effective for resolving toxins and treating abscesses and sores.
- It is composed of arsenic sulfide.