Topical Use

Question 1

She Chuang Zi

Answer 1

-strongly warms/tonifies kidney yang (taken internally for impotence/infertility)
-dries damp
-kills parasites
-stops itching (used for skin lesions esp in genital area + scabies)

(cnidium seed)

warm ~ acrid, bitter, SL TOXIC ~ KD

Question 2

Zhang Nao

Answer 2

-main thing ~ helps w PAIN topically (bc wind + damp combined w turbid stuff)
-can also help w sense organs being clogged
-expels blood stagnation
-parasites
-opens orifices ie heart

(camphor)

hot ~ acrid, TOXIC ~ HT