Liu Huang
| Liu Huang in TCM:Explore the properties of Liu Huang according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: sulfur
Pharmacuetical Name: Sulfur
Properties: toxic, sour,
warm
Temperature: warm
Channels: LI, KD, PC
Flavors: toxic, sour
Tonifies: yang
Special Properties:
expels parasites
Alternate Forms:
- sheng - external application
- zhi - cook with tofu until the tofu color turns green, remove tofu and dry the solution into a powder: for internal use
Actions / Indications:
- Relieves toxicity; Kills parasites; Stops itching
(damp festering sores, herpetic lesions, yin ulcers and carbuncles;
top choice for scabies; external use for scabies, ringworm, yin furuncles)
- Tonifies Mingmen fire; unblocks channels (painful
lower back and knees, weak and cold lower limbs, internal use to tonify
yang fire, impotence, or asthma due to cold from KD deficiency; constipation
in elderly due to deficient cold)
Special Notes:
- Arsenic is sometimes present in Liu Huang, processing Liu Huang with heat is considered standard process to reduce toxicity.
- Antagonistic with pu xiao
Contraindications: - (cc: pregnancy)
- (cc: yin deficiency with heat signs)
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