State/School

California License Exams, Pacific College Comps

Pharm Name

Talcum

Common Name

Talcum

Category

Dispel Wind-Dampness

Ingredients

Taste

Sweet, Bland

Pao Zhi

Temperature

Cold

Action / Indication

1. Restores healthy urination and drains heat from the bladder: used to to treat dysuria due to heat, damp-heat, or stones. Restores normal urination and treats pain, burning urination, cloudy urine, kidney stones, hematuria, and dark or scanty urine.  
2. Clears summerheat: used to treat summertime diarrhea with fever, irritability, difficult urination and thirst.
3. Clears damp-heat: used topically to treat eczema, heat rash, fungal conditions, ingrown hairs, and toxic rashes.
4. Used as an agent to protect against toxins: used topically and internally to reduce the skin's absorption of toxins.

Treatment Principles

Stimulates Urination
Drains Heat from Bladder
Clears Summer-heat
Clears Damp-Heat
Detoxifies

Contraindication

Use caution with conditions of body fluid deficiency. Talcum powder is associated with increased risk of rectal and vaginal granulomas and uterine fibroids, and should not be used as a contraceptive, as this increases the risk.

Dosages

9-18g, wrapped in a tea bag or cheesecloth.

Meridians

UB, ST

Tom's Comment

1. Hua Shi is heavy, cold and can hurt the stomach. One must be careful when using in patients with weak digestive function.
2. Hua shi should be bagged and cooked for long duration.

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Formula Type