Zhang Nao
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Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: camphor
Pharmacuetical Name: Camphora
Properties: toxic, acrid,
hot
Temperature: hot
Channels: SP, HT
Flavors: toxic, pungent
Special Properties:
disperses cold, clears damp
Application
- External: for powder or paste use dose appropriate for area
- (0.015-0.03) gm in pill or powder
Actions / Indications:
- Dries Dampness; Kills Parasites (skin disorders:
scabies, ringworm, tinea, and itching sores; damp cold leg qi)
- Dispels cold; reduces swellings; relieves pain (toothaches,
traumatic injuries, frostbite, swelling)
- Opens orifices; dispels damp-turbidity (delerium
or sudden loss of consciousness, abdominal pain due to dampness and
turbidity - usually contracted in late summer: fever, chest stuffiness,
abdominal distension, vomiting, diarrhea; taken orally)
- (cc: pregnancy)
- (cc: heat excess or qi or yin deficiency)
Special Notes:
- toxicity when ingested at 0.5-1gm, 7-15g
may cause death
- Topical application of sores and ulcers with large dose may
cause irritation.
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