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Talc

Talc. Class: Diuretic Dampness Excreting Drugs

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Hua Shi
中文名 (Chinese)
滑石
Latin Name
Talcum
English Name
Talc
Alias Names
液石共石脱石番石夕冷脆石留石画石活石
☯ TCM Properties
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Diuretic Dampness Excreting Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
利水渗湿药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
Treatment of urinary infection, urolithiasis with difficult urination accompanied by burning pain, fidgetness and thirst caused by summer damp, diarrhea caused by damp-heat, external use for eczema, sores with marked exudation, miliaria.
Indication (主治)
Treatment of urinary infection, urolithiasis with difficult urination accompanied by burning pain, fidgetness and thirst caused by summer damp, diarrhea caused by damp-heat, external use for eczema, sores with marked exudation, miliaria.
🔗 External References
TCMID
4660
TCM-ID
933
5
Clinical Trials
0
Meta-Analyses
0
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
NCT02674243
Efficacy of Iodopovidone Versus Talc in Palliative Malignant Pleural Effusion
Completed · Phase 3 · Malignant Pleural Effusion
NCT00002622
Talc in Treating Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion
Completed · Phase 3 · Metastatic Cancer
NCT04792970
Randomized Controlled Trial of Talc Instillation In Addition To Daily Drainage Through a Tunneled Pleural Catheter to Improve Rates of Outpatient Pleurodesis in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion
Terminated · Phase 4 · Malignant Pleural Effusion
NCT00821860
Video-Assisted Surgery or Talc Pleurodesis in Treating Patients With Malignant Mesothelioma
Completed · Phase 3 · Malignant Mesothelioma|Metastatic Cancer
NCT00002872
Bleomycin, Doxycycline, or Talc in Treating Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusions
Completed · Phase 3 · Metastatic Cancer
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
None linked yet.
📚 Sample References
None linked yet.