INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin: Realgar
Common English: Realgar
Substances for External Application: (Obsolete Substances)
Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Acrid
(Bitter)
Warm
Toxic
Large Intestine
Liver
Stomach
(Heart)
(Small Intestine)
0.15-0.36g
Actions Indications/Syndromes

Relieves toxicity and kills parasites

Scabies, ringworm and Damp rashes (topical)

Any kind of skin itch (topical)

Abscesses, suppurative inflammation, ulcerations, and snakebite (topical)

Kills parasites

Intestinal parasites especially when there are signs of accumulation

Particularly effective against roundworms

Dries Dampness, expels Phlegm, stops malarial disorders and settles Wind

Wheezing

Seizures

Malarial disorders
CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated during pregnancy.
  • Contraindicated for those with Yin or Blood Deficiency.
  • Contraindicated for those with malnutrition due to Ying Wei Disharmony.
  • Do not use long term or topically in a large area.
  • Do not use in decoction or mixed with hot water.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rz. Coptidis
Huang Lian

Cx. Phellodendri
Huang Bai
Borneolum
Bing Pian

Borax
Peng Sha

 

Topically for scabies with cracked, itching skin that worsens at night with weeping lesions from scratching.

Topically for scabies and eczema.

Ulcerations of the mouth, tongue and throat.

Alumen
Ming Fan

Faeces Trogopterori
Wu Ling Zhi
(Grain-based liquor)

Moschus
She Xiang
Olibanum
Ru Xiang
Myrrh
Mo
Yao

Nasal polyps. (topical)

Wind-Damp sores or tineal itching or itching from dermatosis. (topical)

Sores with redness, swelling, itching and pain. (topical)

Internally and topically for poisonous snake bites.

Abscesses and other hard suppurative lesions.

Sm. Arecae
Bing Lang
Rx. et Rz. Rhei
Da Huang
(Sm. Pharbitidis)
(Qian Niu Zi)

Sm. Sojae Preparatum
Dan Dou Chi
Olibanum
Ru Xiang

Rx. Curcumae
Yu Jin

 

Internally for severe abdominal pain due to parasitic accumulations in the intestines.

Malarial disorders.

Excessive Phlegm obstruction accompanying childhood convul-sions.

Borneolum
Bing Pian

Hb. Asari
Xi Xin
Fr. Piperis Longi
Bi Ba
Moschus
She Xiang

Sm. Armeniacae
Xing Ren
Calomelas
Qing Fen
Fel Porcus
Zhu Dan

As a tincture for herpes zoster.

Rabies.

Syphilitic chancres. (topical)

Fr. Crotonis
Ba Dou
Cx. Meliae
Ku Lian Pi
Sm. Arecae
Bing Lang
Resina Toxicodendri
Gan Qi

Resina Toxicodendri
Gan Qi

Squama Manitis
Chuan Shan Jia
Omphalia
Lei Wan

Pseudobulbus Cremastrae
Shan Ci Gu
Cinnabaris
Zhu Sha
Sm. Euphorbiae Lathyridis
Qian Jin Zi

Intestinal parasites with abdominal pain.

Cerebral cysticercosis.

Malaria.

Cinnabaris
Zhu Sha

Rx. Saposhnikoviae
Fang Feng
Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii
Zhi Cao Wu
Grain-based liquor

 

Seizures, epilepsy and convulsions.

Tetanus.

 

  1. Realgar was one of the main minerals used in Taoist alchemy. It was believed to possess the ability to transform copper into gold.
  2. It can be used alone with warm water for asthma.
  3. It is effective in resisting the growth of cancer cells.
  4. For a lower abdominal mass and dysuria, insert honey-coated pills of Xiong Huang into the vagina.
  5. Nasal polyps can be treated by blowing the powder into the nostrils.
  6. Both Xiong Huang and Sulfur Liu Huang resolve toxicity and kill parasites and are used in treating scabies, tinea and rashes. Liu Huang is better against tinea and itching lesions, its hot nature makes it unsuitable for treating Yang lesions. Xiong Huang is more effective at resolving toxins and treating abscesses and sores.