Chinese name:

Source:

Talcum - mineral

Nature:

• cold (non-toxic, sinking, greasy, dense)

Taste:

• sweet, bland

Tropism:

• stomach and bladder (Shao Yin, Tai Yang and Yang Ming of the hand, lungs, liver)

Direction of action:

• descending

Effects:

• promotes urination (lubricates)
• clears summer heat

Dosage:

• 6 – 18 g, standard 9 g

Contraindications:

• spleen and stomach deficiency, damage to fluids during febrile diseases and from nocturnal emissions related to kidney deficiency, sinking of Qi