Hua Shi (Talcum)

Hua Shi (Talcum)

Herb 19 of 28 in Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness

Cold Hua Shi (Talcum)
Channels:
ST, BL
Properties:
Sweet, Bland, Cold
Latin:
Talcum
Chinese:
滑石
Tone Marks:
huá shí
Translation:
Slippery Rock
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Chinese Herb Actions

  • Clear Heat, Drain Damp, Promote Urination
    For urinary tract infection with pain, burning, and dribbling. It will alleviate thirst. Also for watery diarrhea, heavy sensation in the body and limbs, unremitting fever and a yellow tongue coat.
  • Clear Summer-Heat, Drain Damp
    For fever, irritability, thirst, watery diarrhea, and scanty or difficult urination,
  • Topically Clears Heat and Damp
    For eczema, rash, sores, athlete’s foot, prickly heat and other dermatological conditions due to Damp Heat.

Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions

  • Use with caution during pregnancy
  • Use with caution in cases with Spleen Qi Deficiency or spermatorrhea
  • Use with caution in cases with polyuria, or damaged body fluids due to heat.

Herb-Drug Interactions

  • None Noted

Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose

  • Do not inject or inhale this herb.
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Chinese Herb Dosage

  • 10-15 grams in decoction 12
  • 9-15 grams in decoction 13

Chinese Herb Notes

  • Hua Shi is bland so it drains damp, sweet so it harmonizes the stomach, and cold so it cools heat conditions. Both Shi Gao and Hua Shi Drain Damp, Clear Heat and alleviate thirst but Shi Gao is more appropriate when heat has dried the body fluids.

Chinese Herb Clinical Studies & Research

  • 10 patients with UTI had good results after taking Hua Shi (30 grams) and Gan Cao (5 grams).
    Liao Ning Yi Yao, 1976; (2);69.

This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

References Used

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