INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Realgar |
| Common English: | Realgar |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Acrid (Bitter) |
Warm Toxic |
Large Intestine Liver Stomach (Heart) (Small Intestine) |
0.15-0.36g |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Relieves toxicity and kills parasites |
Scabies, ringworm and Damp rashes (topical) Any kind of skin itch (topical) Abscesses, suppurative inflammation, ulcerations, and snakebite (topical) |
Kills parasites |
Intestinal parasites especially when there are signs of accumulation Particularly effective against roundworms |
Dries Dampness, expels Phlegm, stops malarial disorders and settles Wind |
Wheezing Seizures Malarial disorders |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Rz. Coptidis |
Borax
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Topically for scabies with cracked, itching skin that worsens at night with weeping lesions from scratching. |
Topically for scabies and eczema. |
Ulcerations of the mouth, tongue and throat. |
Alumen |
Faeces Trogopterori |
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Nasal polyps. (topical) Wind-Damp sores or tineal itching or itching from dermatosis. (topical) Sores with redness, swelling, itching and pain. (topical) |
Internally and topically for poisonous snake bites. |
Abscesses and other hard suppurative lesions. |
Sm. Arecae |
Sm. Sojae Preparatum |
Rx. Curcumae
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Internally for severe abdominal pain due to parasitic accumulations in the intestines. |
Malarial disorders. |
Excessive Phlegm obstruction accompanying childhood convul-sions. |
Borneolum |
Sm. Armeniacae |
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As a tincture for herpes zoster. |
Rabies. |
Syphilitic chancres. (topical) |
Fr. Crotonis |
Resina Toxicodendri |
Pseudobulbus Cremastrae |
Intestinal parasites with abdominal pain. |
Cerebral cysticercosis. |
Malaria. |
Cinnabaris |
Rx. Saposhnikoviae |
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Seizures, epilepsy and convulsions. |
Tetanus. |
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- Realgar was one of the main minerals used in Taoist alchemy. It was believed to possess the ability to transform copper into gold.
- It can be used alone with warm water for asthma.
- It is effective in resisting the growth of cancer cells.
- For a lower abdominal mass and dysuria, insert honey-coated pills of Xiong Huang into the vagina.
- Nasal polyps can be treated by blowing the powder into the nostrils.
- Both Xiong Huang and Sulfur Liu Huang resolve toxicity and kill parasites and are used in treating scabies, tinea and rashes. Liu Huang is better against tinea and itching lesions, its hot nature makes it unsuitable for treating Yang lesions. Xiong Huang is more effective at resolving toxins and treating abscesses and sores.