obsolete

Question 1

Zhu Sha (cinnabaris)

Answer 1

cinnabar

sweet, cool, toxic
ht

internal: clears ht fire, focuses mind
external: resolves toxicity

1. sedates ht calms shen: shen disturbance from xs heat, phl heat, or xue xu
2. expels phl, sedates convulsions and tremors:: for phl heat blocking the ht, often from warm febrile dz. ex: seizures, childhood convulsions
3. clears heat, resolves toxicity, prevents putrefication: topical for carbuncles, sores, snakebite, mouth sore

1-1.5g in pill/pwd
toxic and c/i due to mercury content. 1-1.5g daily for 30 days is toxic. avoid overdose, avoid processing and heat in processing, avoid aluminum while grinding. synthetic is more toxic and only for ext use

Question 2

Xiong Huang (realgar)

Answer 2

acrid, warm, toxic ( very toxic-do not use)

li, lv, st
external: resolves toxicity, and kills parasites
internally: dries damp, expels phl, checks malaria

1. resolves toxicity, and kills parasites: topical for damp rash, scabies, tinea, skin itch, abscesses, ulcersations, snakebite
2. kills parasites intestinal (esp roundworms)
3. dries damp, expel phl, checks malarial disorders

c/c: blood xu
0.15-0.3g
c/i pregnancy

non toxic but do not use due to inappropriate processing, erroneous use, and artificial adulterants

Question 3

Peng Sha (borax)

Answer 3

sweet, salty, cool
lu, st

ext: clear toxic heat, reduce swelling
int: trans phl, benefit throat (st channel)

1. resolves toxicity and prevents putrefaction. ext or int use for throat sweling/pain, white vaginal lesions (candidiasis)
2. resolves toxicity, reduces swellings, treats the eyes: for red swollen painful (diluted wash in opthamology for this purpose
3. clears heat dissolves phl: int for phl heat DTE

toxic. can cause renal failure. calcine for ext use
1.5-3g
great caution w int use