INDIVIDUAL HERBS
Pharmaceutical Latin: | Arsenicum Sablimatum |
Common English: | Arsenic |
Obsolete Substances:
Substances for Topical Application
Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Acrid Sour (Sweet) |
Extremely Hot Toxic |
Spleen Lung Liver |
Pills and powders: 0.3-0.75g Proper dosage is for external application |
Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Eliminates phlegm and calms dyspnea |
Scrofula, hemorrhoids, recurrent dysentery and asthma with Cold Phlegm |
Prevents malaria |
Malaria |
Kills parasites and erodes sores topically |
Non-healing ulcers, tinea, sores, syphilis and ulcerative gingivitis |
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- The use of this substance is forbidden.
- If taken orally, it must be decocted with Semen Phaseoli Radiati Lu Dou or bean curd before administration and the dosage should be limited to a safe level.
- This substance is a toxin which collapses and deteriorates ulcerous cells and kills malignant cells.
- This herb corrodes carbuncles and deep-rooted carbuncles and is poisonous to insects animals and humans.
- To treat anal fistulas fry and grind this substance into a powder, wrap in thin paper and insert into the anus. Treat only one anal fistula at a time.