Sulfur (LIU HUANG)
Pharmaceutical
Name:
Sulfur
Latin Name:
Common
Name:
Sulfur
Part
Used:
Sulfur is obtained from the
natural sulfur of the elemental mineral group. Sulfur is either collected and melted
to free it from foreign matter or obtained by processing minerals that contain
sulfur.
Properties Taste & Meridians:
Sour in flavor, warm in property, toxic, acts on the Kidney
and Large Intestine channels.
Functions:
Counteracts poisons, is an
anthelmintic, and cures sores when used externally; reinforces Yang and relaxes
the bowels when taken orally.
Indications
& Combinations:
1. For scabies humida, tinea, and intractable cellulitis of a Yin
nature.
2. For coldness and pain of the lower back and knee and impotence due
to decline of Fire at the Gate of Life, and for asthma and dyspnea due to
Failure of the Kidney to grasp air, it is used with herbs for strengthening
Yang.
3. For constipation due to Deficiency and Cold,
it is used with Rhizoma Pinelliae (Ban Xia).
Dosage and administration:
1–3 g, used in pill or powder
form. Appropriate amount for external use.
Precautions:
Contraindicated during
pregnancy or in patients with flaring
of Fire due to Yin Deficiency.
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