SHI GAO
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Nomenclature
SHI GAO
石膏
Gypsum
Other Names
Properties:
Acrid Sweet
Lung / LU Stomach / ST
Dosage and Toxicity
15 -60 gm
max- 100 gm
Functions
Clears heat, sedates fire and relieves irritability and quenches thirst
Bai Hu Tang, Da Qing Long Tang, Bai Hu Jia Ren Shen Tang, Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang, San Huang Shi Gao Tang
Clears lung heat
Ma Xing Gan Shi Tang
Clears heat in the stomach and stomach channel
Yu Nu Jian
Clears heat and promotes healing of sores, burns and eczema (also used topically)
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Preparation and Processing
Cautions and contraindications
Clinical Research and studies
Formulas that include this herb
Sources
Footnotes: contraindicated for qi and yin deficiency and internal cold