The application of sulfur was first recorded in the Eastern Han Dynasty “Shen Nong’s Materia Medica”, which described the properties and efficacy of sulfur, “acid, warm; poisonous; return to the kidney and large intestine meridians”.
Its efficacy and application are mainly in two aspects: one is external use to kill insects and relieve itching, for scabies, eczema, and itchy skin; the other is to supplement fire and help yang when taken orally, for symptoms of deficiency of kidney fire and cold of lower yuan.
Sulphur is called “Stone Sulphur”, “General”, “Yanghou”, etc. in “Compendium of Materia Medica”. Li Shizhen believes: “Sulphur is formed with the essence of pure Yang flint, its nature is circulation, and its color is medium yellow, so it is The name is sulfur. It contains venomous poison, and is the general of the seventy-two stones, so the medicine medium is called the general. It is called Yanghou by foreigners.” This book records that sulfur is “sour, warm and poisonous”, which can be used to treat gangrene of the housewife. Hemorrhoids and bad blood, strengthen muscles and bones, remove baldness; treat accumulation of confidants, evil qi in the flank, cough upside-down qi; aphrodisiac, tonify tendons and bones strain, wind labor qi, stop cough, kill worms and evil spirits; grow skin and nourish qi, The elderly are secretive, and it is advisable to practice clothes and other robes.
Zhang Xichun, a Chinese medicine scientist in the Qing Dynasty, wrote “Shenxilu in the Heart of Medicine”. In this work, he highly praised sulfur, and broke through the concept of the poisonous theory of sulfur in the herbal medicine of the past dynasties. It is very safe, and then dare to treat the disease.” After years of product testing and practice, Zhang Xichun has a unique set of theories on the use of sulfur, which are mainly summarized as follows: the theory of sulfur non-toxicity; sulfur fever, Gong wins Gui and Fu; For use, gradually increase in small amounts, and take the time to feel slightly after taking it. And summed up the reaction of taking raw sulfur and sulfur, in addition to the rapid disappearance of symptoms such as swelling, stomach reconciliation, dysentery, diarrhea, asthma, pain, and soreness, but also increased diet, muscle lengthening, facial swelling. Red, not afraid of cold, strong body and so on.
From ancient times to the present, sulfur has a unique curative effect in the treatment of some skin diseases, which plays an important role in modern medicine. When sulfur comes into contact with skin secretions, it can form hydrogen sulfide and pentasulfonic acid, which have the effect of killing fungi and scabies. Sulfur fumigation in the treatment of stubborn skin pruritus has the effect of rapidly expelling wind and relieving itching, and has good curative effect and quick effect.
Sulfur can effectively treat chancre. Yu Shanxin recorded that 196 cases of prickly heat and carbuncle were treated with sulfur ointment, and the cure rate was 99.5%. The therapy is easy to use, and the ointment is directly applied to the affected area.
Sulfur can also be taken orally. After oral administration, potassium sulfide or hydrogen sulfide can be formed in the intestine, which stimulates the gastrointestinal mucosa and promotes intestinal peristalsis, softens the stool and has a diarrhea-causing effect; the other part is absorbed and excreted from the lungs and skin. The effect of phlegm sweating.
Liu Keming recorded that 1462 cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were treated with sulfur-based compound traditional Chinese medicine tablets, of which 1131 cases were mainly due to kidney-yang deficiency, 197 cases were mainly spleen-yang deficiency, and 134 cases were mainly lung-qi deficiency. Good effect, further research shows that it is more suitable for the warming effect of sulfur in the cold climate conditions in the north.
Sulfur can be used to treat nephritis. Taking raw sulfur powder 1.5-2.0g every day, plus taking Jiawei Lingguizhugan decoction once a day and prednisone 40-60mg, treats 20 cases of spleen and kidney yang deficiency type nephritis, the total effective rate is 95%, and can eliminate long-term Adverse reactions caused by taking hormones.
Sulfur can be used to treat chronic colitis. Chronic colitis is generally treated with the methods of strengthening the spleen, warming the kidney, and astringing the intestines to stop diarrhea. However, for chronic cold and chronic diseases and chronic diarrhea, the general yang-warming drugs have little effect. satisfactory results.
Sulphur can be used to treat cold symptoms. Oral administration of raw sulfur has a unique effect on the treatment of various cold symptoms, indicating that the oral administration of sulfur has an important and unique effect of tonifying fire, helping yang, and dispelling cold.
In addition, sulfur can also be used to treat “aqueous urination”, high blood pressure, intractable tennis elbow, neurodermatitis, scabies, facial bruises, scalp seborrheic dermatitis, ulcers that do not close and internal hemorrhoids bleeding.
As a traditional Chinese medicine, sulfur has a long history in the application of traditional Chinese medicine, and its external and oral efficacy has also withstood the test of history, but there is still a lack of systematic research. Research can provide scientific basis and guidance for clinical application.