The role of talcum powder

What is talcum powder? This is probably what more people want to know. Indeed, many people have not heard of what talcum powder is. In fact, talcum powder is useful in many aspects of life. Just like in the summer, if you have some prickly heat on your skin, you need to apply some prickly heat powder on your skin. Prickly heat powder contains talcum powder, which has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying.

It may come as a surprise to everyone that talcum powder is not new. In addition to being used in prickly heat powder, talcum powder is also found in cosmetics. It even appears in traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions. It also has a diuretic effect.

1. Main Ingredients

[Source] This product is made from talc that has been carefully purified, crushed and dried.

Talc [Properties] This product is white or off-white, fine, non-gritty powder, and feels smooth to the touch. Odorless and tasteless. This product is insoluble in water, dilute hydrochloric acid or dilute sodium hydroxide solution.

[Identification] Take this product and perform the tests as in [Identification] (1) and (2) under talc. The same reaction will be shown.

[Nature and flavor and meridians] Sweet, light, cold. It enters the bladder, lung and stomach meridians.

[Functions and indications] Diuretic and relieving stranguria, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, removing dampness and healing sores. It is used for hot stranguria, stone stranguria, hot and painful urination, thirst due to summer heat and dampness, and diarrhea due to damp-heat and water; it is also used externally to treat eczema, wet sores, and prickly heat.

【Usage and Dosage】 10-20g, wrapped and decocted. For external use, apply in appropriate amount.

【Storage】Sealed.

Cosmetic grade talc

Uses: It is a high-quality filler in the cosmetics industry.

Features: Contains a large amount of silicon. It has the effect of blocking infrared rays, thus enhancing the sun protection and anti-infrared performance of cosmetics.

Medical and food grade talcum powder

Application: used as additive in medicine and food industry.

Features: non-toxic, odorless, high whiteness, good compatibility, strong gloss, soft taste and strong smoothness. The pH value is 7-9 and will not degrade the properties of the original product.

2. Pharmacological effects

① Protective effect on skin and mucous membranes: Talcum powder has small particles and a large total area, and can absorb a large amount of chemical irritants or poisons. Therefore, when it is spread on the surface of inflamed or damaged tissues, it can have a protective effect. When taken orally, in addition to protecting the inflamed gastrointestinal mucosa and exerting antiemetic and antidiarrheal effects, it can also prevent the absorption of poisons in the gastrointestinal tract. Talc is not completely harmless and can cause granulomas in the abdomen, rectum, vagina, etc.

The above is a brief introduction to the functions of talcum powder. I hope you can remember some knowledge after reading it. Don't think that talcum powder will never appear in your life. In fact, it is all around you. If you understand talcum powder, you can maximize its use. It is not just a prickly heat powder.

② Antibacterial effect: Using the plate method to make the culture medium contain 10% talc, it has an inhibitory effect on Salmonella typhi and Bacillus paratyphi A; using the paper strip method, it only has a slight inhibitory effect on meningococci.