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Liu Huang / Sulphur

Taste: Sour • Temperature: Hot • Category: External Application • Sub Category:
Dosage 1.5-6g internal as pill or powder, topical as pwdr or paste	Actions 1. Relieves toxicity, kills parasites, stops itching: applied topically for scabies, ringworm, & yin furuncles, as well as for damp festering sores, ulcers, & carbuncles. Also alleviates the itching associated with these types of disorders. 2. Tonifies fire in the gate of vitality & strengthens the yang: taken internally to strengthen the yang fire & reduce yin cold. Used for many types of interior cold yin patterns such as cold & painful lower back & knees or impotence due to Kidney yang deficiency, asthma due to cold from deficiency of the Spleen & Kidneys, or constipation in the elderly caused by cold, where this substance help the yang pass the stool.	Meridians Kidney, Large Intestine, Pericardium	Cautions Contraindicated during pregnancy, & in cases of yin deficiency with heat signs. Prescribe with caution for internal use. Toxic.

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