Talc … Classic Formulas
Hua Shi · Talcum
Primary Actions
- Induces urination and treats damp-heat strangury ... Hua Shi is a core mineral for painful, scanty, dark urination and damp-heat obstructing the Bladder.
- Clears summer-heat and drains dampness ... it appears in warm-weather formulas when thirst, irritability, dark urine, and body heaviness all point to summer-damp.
- Promotes healing and relieves itching externally ... the crude mineral or its refined powder is used for damp sores, eczema, miliaria, and superficially weeping lesions.
Classic Formulas
- Ba Zheng San ... the classic damp-heat strangury formula in which Hua Shi is one of the key bladder-draining minerals.
- Liu Yi San ... simple summer-heat and dampness formula built around Hua Shi and Gan Cao.
- San Ren Tang ... damp-warm formula where Hua Shi helps separate dampness and vent constrained summer-heat.
Classical Text References
- Traditional herbology describes Hua Shi as sweet, bland, and cold, entering the Bladder, Lung, and Stomach to promote urination, clear summer-heat, and relieve damp skin irritation.
- Because it is a mineral, proper refinement and wrapped decoction are classical handling details rather than optional style points.