Drain Dampness
Herbs that Drain Dampness (Diuretics)
ACTIONS:
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Promotes urination and drains Heat from the Urinary Bladder (aids the movement of gravel and stones), (expels Damp-Heat)
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Releases Summeheat and resolves Dampness
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Absorbs Dampness and clears Heat (topically)
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Stops bleeding due to Heat
Hot Painful Urinary Dysfunction (Lin Syndrome) with hot, painful urination, dark, painful, burning, scanty urine
Damp-Heat diarrhea
Qi Level Heat with Dampness with unremitting fever, heavy feeling in the body, thirst, yellow tongue coat
Summerheat (fever, urinary difficulty, thirst)
Damp skin lesions (eczema, damp sores, prickly heat) (topical)
Heat type bleeding
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
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Contraindicated in those with Spleen Qi Deficiency (chronic diarrhea)
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Contraindicated in those with spermatorrhea.
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Contraindicated in those with depleted fluids due to Warm-Febrile disease.
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Contraindicated in those with excessive urination.
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Caution during pregnancy.
NOTES:
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This herb is important for treating Lin Syndrome.
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This herb can stimulate granuloma growth in the vagina and colon.
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Because of its absorbing and astringent properties, this herb protects the intestines, and prevents diarrhea. Topically, it promotes healing, absorbs suppurative fluids, and protects wounds.
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This herb is used for conditions that are more severe and present with burning and bleeding.
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This is one of the best substances for treating urinary calculi.
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Be careful when inhaling the dust.
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This herb is important for treating Summer-Heat with thirst and irritability.
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Both
Hua Shi and Gypsum Fibrosum
Shi Gao clear Heat and alleviate thirst.
Hua Shi is appropriate thirst due to Summerheat with Dampness and dark urine that is difficult to pass. It is inappropriate for Dry Heat.
Shi Gao is best used for when pathogenic Heat has entered the
Yang Ming Stage with dried out fluids.
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Both
Hua Shi and Fol. Pyrrosiae
Shi Wei are cold and unblock painful urinary dysfunction.
Hua Shi is slippery and facilitates Dampness and is best used for for Damp-Heat
Lin and Stone
Lin. It also cools Summerheat and alleviates thirst.
Shi Wei cools the Blood and stops bleeding and is best for Blood
Lin. It also cools the Lungs, stops cough.
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Both
Hua Shi and Fr. Malvae
Dong Kui Zi are slippery and unblock the orifices and are used for treating urinary difficulty with rasping pain in the urethra.
Hua Shi is best at cooling Summerheat and removing Dampness and can be used topically for Damp-Heat sores, while
Dong Kui Zi assists bowel movements and promotes lactation. It also reduces swelling.
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Flying Talcum Fei Hua Shi is processed into a fine powder that is most amenable for internal use.
IMPORTANT NOTE FROM MEDICHIN:
The headline in the newsletter from CTCA (Center for Therapeutic Uncertainty in Chinese Herbal Medicine) :
Talcum (Hua Shi): “Probably carcinogenic to humans”
And here is the section on talcum (Hua Shi):
Talcum (hua shi) is a naturally occurring mineral that is sometimes contaminated with asbestos. Both substances are chemically related silicate compounds that differ in their crystal structure: talc is a non-fibrous sheet silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂, while asbestos is a fibrous silicate mineral. Talc forms plate-like layers, whereas asbestos forms long, fibrous crystals.
We have asked Phytax to perform additional testing on asbestos contamination through light microscopy, this method is in accordance with the European Pharmacopeia.
Now they have provided us with a certificate that asbestos is not present in our Hua shi/Talcum and therefore it is perfectly safe for use.
AVAILABILITY:
Available. Ordered per shipment, check on current stocks. (See Status Above)
