Traditional Chinese Medicine/Shi Gao

Name Means:

• Shi-Stone
• Gao-Paste

English Name:

• Gypsum

Chinese Name:

• 石膏 (Pinyin:shí gāo)

Latin Name:

• Gypsum Fibrosum

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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