INDIVIDUAL HERBS

NAME: MI TUO SENG - 密陀僧 - LITHARGYRUM - GALENA

Pharmaceutical Latin: Lithargyrum
Common English: Galena
Litharge

CATEGORY

Obsolete Substances

PROPERTIES

Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Salty
Acrid
Neutral
Toxic
(Slightly Toxic)
Liver
Spleen
(Large Intestine)
0.9-3g

ACTIONS AND INDICATIONS

Actions Indications/Syndromes

Absorbs fluids, reduces swelling and stops bleeding

Hemorrhoidal swellings

Draining ulcers and sores

Damp skin eruptions

Leukoderma

Underarm odor

Eliminates toxins and kills parasites topically

Tinea

Drives Phlegm downward and suppresses childhood convulsions

Chronic dysenteric disorders and childhood convulsions

Calms fright

Fright

CONTRAINDICATIONS, INCOMPATIBILITIES AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for weak patients.
  • Contraindicated during pregnancy.
  • Contraindicated for those with Blood Deficiency.
  • Use caution Internally.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

MAJOR COMBINATIONS

Realgar
Xiong Huang
Sulfur
Liu Huang

Rx. Scrophulariae
Xuan Shen
Sulfur
Liu Huang
Calomelas
Qing Fen

Calomelas (3g)
Qing Fen

Severe underarm odor, tinea versicolor, vitiligo, scabies, eczema and pemphigus

Promotes healing of chronic bedsores and ulcerations.

Acne rosacea

Grind with 30g of Mi Tuo Seng into powder and mix with petroleum jelly and apply topically for general dermatological disorders

Alumen
Ming Fan
Borneolum
Bing Pian

 

 

Body odor or excessive perspiration

 

 

NOTES

  1. This herb is primarily used topically. It is not generally for Internal use.
  2. The effects Mi Tuo Seng and Minium Qian Dan are the same and can be substituted for each other.
  3. It can be used alone for fungal infections.
  4. This was one of the main minerals used in medieval Taoist alchemy. It was believed to possess the ability to transform copper into gold.
  5. It was used in the preparation of longevity elixirs.