Xiong Huang雄黃

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Actions & indications

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

- Huang Lian
Applied topically for scabies with cracked, itchy skin that worsens at night and weeps from scratching.
- Huang Bai
- Bing Pian
Applied topically for scabies and eczema.
- Peng Sha
Ulcers of the mouth, tongue and throat.
- Ming Fan
Nasal polyps (topical); Wind-Damp sores, tinea-related itching, or dermatosis-related itching (topical); sores with redness, swelling, itching and pain (topical).
- Wu Ling Zhi
Used internally and topically for venomous snake bites.
- She Xiang
- Ru Xiang
- Mo
- Yao
Abscesses and other hard, suppurating lesions.
- Bing Lang
- Da Huang
- (Qian Niu Zi)
Taken internally for severe abdominal pain from intestinal parasitic accumulation.
- Dan Dou Chi
- Ru Xiang
Malarial disorders.
- Yu Jin
Excessive Phlegm obstruction accompanying childhood convulsions.
- Bing Pian
Prepared as a tincture for herpes zoster.
Rabies.
Syphilitic chancres (topical).
Intestinal parasites accompanied by abdominal pain.
Cerebral cysticercosis.
Malaria.

Realgar figured prominently among the minerals of Taoist alchemy, once believed capable of turning copper into gold.
Taken alone with warm water, it can treat asthma.
It is effective at inhibiting cancer cell growth.
Honey-coated pills of Xiong Huang inserted into the vagina treat lower abdominal masses and dysuria.
Blowing the powder into the nostrils can treat nasal polyps.
Xiong Huang and Sulfur Liu Huang both resolve toxicity and kill parasites, and are both used for scabies, tinea and rashes. Liu Huang works better against tinea and itching lesions, though its hot nature makes it unsuitable for Yang-type lesions, whereas Xiong Huang is more effective at resolving toxins and treating abscesses and sores.