Talc (Huashi)

Talc (Huashi)

Pharmaceutical Name: Pulvus Talci
Botanical Name: Talcum
Hydrous magnesium silicate
Common Name:Talc
Talcum
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The mineral is ground into powder for use.
Properties and Taste: Sweet or no taste and cold
Meridian: Stomach and urinary bladder
Functions: To promote water metabolism and relieve abnormal urination
To clear heat and release summer-heat
Indications and Combinations: 1.     Damp-heat in the urinary bladder manifested as painful urination, urgency of micturition, frequent urination, lower abdominal distention and fever
*Use with Clematis stem (Mutong), Plantain seed (Cheqianzi), Common knotgrass (Bianxu) and Capejasmine (Zhizi) in the formula Bazheng San.

2.  Summer-heat and dampness syndrome manifested as thirst, stifling sensation in the chest, vomiting and diarrhea.
*Use with Licorice root (Gancao) in the formula Liu Yi San.

3.   Boils, eczema, miliaria and skin diseases.
*Use with Gypsum (Shigao) and Calamine colamina (Luganshi) externally.
Dosage: 10-15 g