ancient wisdom · Herb
Gypsum
Gypsum. Class: Heat-Clearing Medicinal. Properties: Sweet; Pungent; Big Chill. Meridians: Lung; Stomach
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Shi Gao
中文名 (Chinese)
石膏
Latin Name
Gypsum Fibrosum
English Name
Gypsum
Alias Names
细石细理石软石膏寒水石白虎玉大石冰石
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Pungent; Big Chill
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Stomach
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Heat-Clearing Medicinal
功效分类 (CN)
清热药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
Treatment of febrile diseases due to exogenous affection with high fever and dire thirst, asthma and cough caused by heat in the lung, headache and toothache caused by exuberant fire in the stomach.
Indication (主治)
1. its decoction can lower milk- or vaccine-induced fever in rabbits, but pure calcium sulfate does not possess this effect.2. its decoction can also quench thirst in rats.
Clinical Manifestations
1. its decoction can lower milk- or vaccine-induced fever in rabbits, but pure calcium sulfate does not possess this effect.2. its decoction can also quench thirst in rats.
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