Hua Shi (Talcum)

Herb 19 of 28 in Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness

Channels:

ST, BL

Properties:

Sweet, Bland, Cold

Latin:

Talcum

Chinese:

滑石

Tone Marks:

huá shí

Translation:

Slippery Rock

Chinese Herb Actions

• Clear Heat, Drain Damp, Promote Urination
  For urinary tract infection with pain, burning, and dribbling. It will alleviate thirst. Also for watery diarrhea, heavy sensation in the body and limbs, unremitting fever and a yellow tongue coat.
• Clear Summer-Heat, Drain Damp
  For fever, irritability, thirst, watery diarrhea, and scanty or difficult urination,
• Topically Clears Heat and Damp
  For eczema, rash, sores, athlete’s foot, prickly heat and other dermatological conditions due to Damp Heat.

Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions

• Use with caution during pregnancy
• Use with caution in cases with Spleen Qi Deficiency or spermatorrhea
• Use with caution in cases with polyuria, or damaged body fluids due to heat.

Herb-Drug Interactions

• None Noted

Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose

• Do not inject or inhale this herb.
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Chinese Herb Dosage

• 10-15 grams in decoction ¹²
• 9-15 grams in decoction ¹³

Chinese Herb Notes

• Hua Shi is bland so it drains damp, sweet so it harmonizes the stomach, and cold so it cools heat conditions. Both Shi Gao and Hua Shi Drain Damp, Clear Heat and alleviate thirst but Shi Gao is more appropriate when heat has dried the body fluids.

Chinese Herb Clinical Studies & Research

• 10 patients with UTI had good results after taking Hua Shi (30 grams) and Gan Cao (5 grams).
  Liao Ning Yi Yao, 1976; (2);69.

This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

• Ba Zheng San (Eight Herb Powder for Rectification)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Damp-Heat
• Fang Feng Tong Sheng San (Ledebouriella Powder that Sagely Unblocks)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior-Interior Excess
• Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan (Sweet Dew Special Pill to Eliminate Toxins)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Damp-Heat
• Gui Ling Gan Lu Yin (Cinnamon and Poria Sweet Dew Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Relieve Summerheat
• Liu Yi San (Six to One Powder)
  Category: Formulas that Relieve Summerheat
• San Ren Tang (Three Nut Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Damp-Heat
• Xiao Ji Yin Zi (Cephalanoplos Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat and Stop Bleeding
• Xuan Bi Tang (Disband Painful Obstruction Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Dispel Wind-Dampness
• Zhu Ling Tang (Polyporus Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Promote Urination and Leach out Dampness
• Zi Xue Dan (Purple Snow Special Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat and Open the Orifices