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Traditional Chinese Medicine/Shi Gao
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Name Means:
Shi-Stone
Gao-Paste
English Name:
Gypsum
Chinese Name:
石膏 (Pinyin:shí gāo)
Latin Name:
Gypsum FibrosumCarl-Hermann Hempen, Toni Fischer. "Herbs that cool heat", A Materia Medica for Chinese Medicine (First Edition), 2009, Pages 110-263
Taste & Temperature:
../Gan-Sweet/
../Xin-Spicy/
very ../Han-Cold/
Channels:
Hand Tai Yin of Lung
Foot Yang Ming of Stomach
Actions & Indications:
Clear Heat & Purge Fire
Big 4 symptoms of Qi level Heat (indicates invasion of Yang Ming):
Big Fever
Big Thirst (drink ice water)
Big Sweating (Heat pushes sweat out)
Big Pulse (very strong)
clear Excess Lung Heat
clear blazing Stomach Heat (for toothache)
absorb exudation for eczema, burns, and ulcerated sores (calcined, topically)
Contraindications:
Spleen/Stomach deficient Cold
pulse is minute
Yang deficiency
Yin deficient Heat (b/c body weak)
Dosage:
3-10 qian (9-30 grams)
up to 30 qian (90 grams)
Cooking:
crush
cook 30 minutes longer
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