Realgar is closely associated with orpiment, cinnabar and stibnite in low-temperature hydrothermal deposits. Realgar and orpiment are the main mineral raw materials for extracting arsenic and preparing arsenic compounds. Realgar is a Chinese herbal medicine with sterilization and detoxification effects. People use it to brew realgar wine and drink it during the Dragon Boat Festival. Little hairy cats don't tell you that realgar is a kind of crystal mineral, which has antibacterial, detoxifying and dampness-removing effects and is mostly used to treat skin diseases and poisonous insect bites. Treatment of herpes zoster: 20 grams of realgar and 30 grams of rhubarb are ground into fine powder, mixed with Chinese liquor (or tea) and applied to the affected area; Or using realgar 10g, alum 10g and amber 3g, grinding together, sieving, and concocting with cold boiled water into paste.
Apply a sterile cotton swab to the affected area, dry it and apply it; Or grinding Realgar, Radix et Rhizoma Rhei and Borneolum Syntheticum into fine powder, and applying sesame oil to the affected area several times a day for 7- 10 days. Treatment of acute purulent infection of fingers: 3 grams of realgar, 1 fresh pig bile, a little white wine. Grind realgar into powder, mix well with wine, wash the affected finger and soak it in pig bile. It usually takes 2-3 days to recover. Treatment of skin itching: 6 grams of realgar, 0/0g of pepper/kloc-,0/0g of mugwort leaf/kloc-and 0/0g of radix Saposhnikoviae/kloc-. Add 2000 ml of water to the pot and fry for 10 minute.
When the temperature is right, you can scrub the affected area to stop itching. Suitable for chronic eczema, neurodermatitis and skin allergy. 4. Treatment of centipede bite: Divide realgar and dried alum into equal parts, mix and grind them into powder, mix them with white wine and apply them externally to the wound. Treatment of snakebite: grind 15g realgar, 5g bletilla striata, 15g camphor and 25g borneol into fine powder, then roll them into a circle, and then gently smoke the bitten part until purple-black liquid flows out. 6. Treatment of pinworm: realgar 19g, 9g dried pepper, ground into small balls with cotton and soaked in sesame oil. It can be stuffed into the anus before going to bed, and the pinworm can be discharged early the next morning.