Talcum Powder
Talcum Powder (Hua Shi)
Botanical Name: Talcum
Talcum powder is most famous as a lubricant that can help sooth and prevent hot oozing skin conditions such as diaper rash and oozing eczema. In China, talc also has a long history of being used to treat difficult stuck and painful urination and watery diarrhea. Talc is known for being a soft creamy mineral that is the softest mineral on earth.
Below is an overview of Talcum Powder (Hua Shi), combining and interpreting the best of Western Science, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Shamanism, Folklore and more. Gain a balanced and thorough understanding of the healing properties of Talcum Powder (Hua Shi).
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Western
Western Name: Talcum Powder
Also Known As: Talc, Talc Powder, Talcum, Hydrous Magnesium Silicate
Organs/Systems: Skin
Key Actions: Absorption, Astringency, Lubricating, Cooling
Medicinal Uses: Red, itchy skin conditions, soften skin.
Eastern
Pin Yin: Hua Shi
Also Known As: Hua Shi translates as “Slippery Rock”, Hua She Fen (Talcum Powder)
Meridians: Stomach, Bladder
Key Actions: Promotes Urination, Drains Heat from the Bladder, Clears Heat and Damp, Topically Clears Summer Heat, Drains Dampness
Medicinal Uses: Urinary tract infection, burning, dribbling, watery diarrhea, unremitting fever with yellow tongue coat, heavy sensation in the body and limbs, it can protect the intestinal wall when taken orally, heals wounds, bleeding from the Five Sense Organs or subcutaneous tissue, beriberi and skin disorders such as oozing eczema, rashes, sores, athlete’s foot, prickly heat, helps to eliminate Summer Heat conditions with signs of fever, irritability, thirst, water diarrhea, and scanty difficult urination, clears damp heat through the urine, astringes boils.
Parts Most Frequently Used: Mineral
Flavors/Temps: Sweet, Bland, Cold
Caution: Use with care during pregnancy.
History/Folklore: Talcum powder has many medicinal uses, including the dusting of surgical gloves, condoms, and balloons. It is a common ingredient in baby powder and cosmetics. Talc is also used to make paper, plastic, paint, rubber, and pharmaceuticals.
Being a powder, it is good at absorbing and helps cut down on friction, making it a good choice for keeping skin dry and helping to prevent rashes. Talc is often blended with corn starch when used as a baby powder.
This herb is not to be injected or inhaled.
The French are the world’s largest supplier of the mined talc.
In China, talc is a popular cure for diarrhea, eczema and treating conditions of painful urination and when urine is being passed drop by drop, with pain. It does this by alleviating water retention.
There have been reports of talc causing lung or ovarian cancer, but as yet there is no evidence that supports this. Natural talc can be found with asbestos (a cancer causing substance) in it, but all commercially used talc is now asbestos free.
Key Constituents:
Summer Heat Conditions
Food Additive
Asbestos Free Since 1970's
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