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Talcum, Hua Shi

ByAdam Tate

Talcum, Hua Shi 滑石 Hua Shi (TCM)Talq (Unani)Ha shig ཧ་ཤིག  (Tibetan) Green TalcPhoto by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Minerological name: Hydrated Magnesium Silicate  Mg3 (Si4Oio) (0H)2 Parts used: The Lexicon of Alchemy says there was 4 species: white, yellow, black and red‘Greenish foliaceous Venice Talc’ was preferred for medicinal use…

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Talcum, Hua Shi

ByAdam Tate

Talcum, Hua Shi 滑石 Hua Shi (TCM)Talq (Unani)Ha shig ཧ་ཤིག  (Tibetan) Green TalcPhoto by Rob Lavinsky iRocks.com Minerological name: Hydrated Magnesium Silicate  Mg3 (Si4Oio) (0H)2 Several varieties are known: Talc Soapstone; composed primarily of Talc Substitutions in the basic formula often occur: Al or Ti can substitute Si; Fe, Mn, and Al can substitute Mg; very…

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Fang Feng Tong Sheng San

ByAdam Tate

Fang Feng Tong Sheng San 防风通圣散Ledebouriella Powder that Sagely Unblocks Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Formulas from the Discussion Illuminating the Yellow Emperor’s Basic Questions (Huang di su wen man ming lun fang) Herb Name Hua Shi (Talcum)Shi Gao (Gypsum)Jie Geng (Platycodon)Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviea)Ma Huang (Ephedra)Da Huang (Rhubarb root) *Mang Xiao (Mirabilite)Jing Jie (Schizonepeta)Bo He…

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Zi Xue Dan

ByAdam Tate

Zi Xue Dan 紫雪丹Purple Snow Special Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era Herb Name Shi Gao (Gypsum)Han Shui Shi (Calcite)Hua Shi (Talcum)Xi Jiao (Rhinoceros horn) *Ling Yang Jiao (Antelope)She Xiang (Musk)Xuan Shen (Scrophularia)Ci Shi (Magnetite)Sheng Ma (Cimicifuga)Zhi Gan Cao  (Fried Licorice)Qing Mu Xiang (Birthwort)Chen Xiang (Aloeswood)Ding Xiang…

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Pills to Stop Bleeding

ByAdam Tate

Pills to Stop Bleeding Tradition: Unani Source / Author: Syrian “Book of Medicines” Herb Name Henbane seedFrankincenseOpiumTalcumStarchSealed EarthRed CoralPomegranate flowers Latin Hyoscyamus nigerBoswellia sacraOpiumTalcumAmylumTerra SigillataCorallum rubrumPunica granatum Amount 4 drams4 drams4 drams4 drams2 drams2 drams4 drams2 drams Preparation: Powder and mix with Plantain juice to form Pills of half dram each. Function: Clears Heat, Stops…

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