Hua Shi - Talcum Powder

Clinical Applications

Promotes urination, drains heat from the bladder - important herb for hot lin syndromes, also for damp heat generated diarrhea.
Clears heat, summer heat (w/urinary difficult) and damp-heat through urine.
Absorbs dampness (oozing eczema) - used topically for damp skin lesions.

Functional Category

Herbs That Drain Dampness

Temperature & Taste

Cold (Han) Sweet (Gan)

Channels Influenced

Stomach Urinary Bladder

Dosage & Preparation

Dosage: 9-18g

Relationships

TCM Formulas that include Hua Shi (1)

Ba Zheng Wan Eight Herb Powder for Rectification 八正丸