Realgar (XIONG HUANG)
XIONG HUANG
Pharmaceutical
Name:
Realgar
Latin Name:
Realgar
Common
Name:
Realgar
Part
Used:
Realgar is the mineral realgar.
It occurs mainly in the provinces of Hu Nan, Gui Zhou, Yun Nan, and Si Chuan.
Realgar is ground into a powder, which can be mixed with water for use.
Properties Taste & Meridians:
Pungent and bitter in flavor, warm in
property, acts on the Heart, Liver, and Stomach channels.
Functions:
Removes toxins and is an
antihelminthic.
Indications
& Combinations:
1. To relieve swelling and pain of carbuncles and gangrene, it is
used with Gummi Olibanum (Ru Xiang), Myrrha (Mo Yao), and
Moschus (She Xiang). For rooted furuncles, it is applied locally. For
snakebite, an equal amount of the mineral and Faeces Trogopterorum (Wu Ling
Zhi ) are ground into a powder, and 6
g of the powder is taken with wine each time. The powder may also be
applied locally.
2. For abdominal pain, it is used with Semen Pharbitidis (Qian
Niu Zi ) and Semen Arecae (Bing Lang).
3. For asthma, malaria, or infantile convulsions due to
accumulation of Phlegm.
Dosage and administration:
0.2–0.9 g, used in pill or powder
form. Appropriate amount for external use.
Precautions:
Contraindicated during
pregnancy. Not to be taken internally for long periods of time.
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