Shi Gao
石膏 shí gāo, "stone paste"

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Acrid , Sweet		Dosage: 15-60g

	Cautions: Contraindicated in cases of cold from deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach, or fever from Yin Deficiency		Meridians: Lung , Stomach
	Preparation: • Unprepared • Calcined		Quality: Good quality - big, white, and pure pieces with fibrous structure and without any foreign mineral content
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (36) bái hǔ chéng qì tāng (White Tiger and Order the Qi Decoction) bái hǔ jiā cāng zhú tāng (White Tiger plus Atractylodis Decoction) bái hǔ jiā guì zhī tāng (White Tiger plus Cinnamon Twig Decoction) bái hǔ jiā rén shēn tāng (White Tiger plus Ginseng Decoction) bái hǔ tāng (White Tiger Decoction) chái gé jiě jī tāng (Bupleurum and Kudzu Decoction to Release the Muscle Layer Decoction) chái hú bái hǔ tāng (Bupleurum White Tiger Decoction) dà qín jiāo tāng (Major Gentiana Qinjiao Decoction) dà qīng lóng tāng (Major Bluegreen Dragon Decoction) fáng fēng tōng shèng sǎn (Ledebouriella Powder that Sagely Unblocks) guì líng gān lù yǐn (Cinnamon and Poria Sweet Dew Decoction) guì zhī èr yuè bì yī tāng (Two Parts Cinnamon Twig Decoction and One Part Maidservant from Yue Decoction) huà bān tāng (Transform Blotches Decoction) líng xī bái hǔ tāng (White Tiger with Antelope and Rhinoceros) má xìng shí gān tāng (Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum and Licorice Deco) niú huáng shàng qīng wán (Cattle Gallstone Pill to Ascend and Clear) qīng wèi tāng (Clear the Stomach Decoction) qīng wēn bài dù yǐn (Clear Epidemics and Overcome Toxin Decoction) qīng xīn liáng gé sǎn (Clear the Heart and Cool the Diaphragm Powder) qīng zào jiù fèi tāng (Eliminate Dryness and Rescue the Lungs Decoctions) qū fēng zhì bǎo dān (Greatest Treasure Special Pill to Dispel Wind) sān huáng shí gāo tāng (Three-Yellows and Gypsum Decoction) shí gaō tāng (Gypsum Decoction) wēi ruí tāng (Polygonatum Odoratum Decoction) wǔ hǔ tāng (Five Tiger Decoction) xiāo fēng sǎn (Eliminate Wind Powder) xiāo fēng sǎn (Eliminate Wind Powder from Effecctive Formulas) xiǎo qīng lóng jiā shí gāo tāng (Minor Bluegreen Dragon Decoction plus Gypsum) xiè huáng sǎn (Drain the Yellow Powder) xù mìng tāng (Prolong Life Decoction) yù nǔ jiān (Jade Woman Decoction) yùe bì jiā zhú tāng (Maidservant from Yue Decoction Plus Atractylodes) yùe bì tāng (Maidservant from Yue Decoction) zhèn nì bái hǔ tāng (White Tiger Decoction to Suppress Rebellion) zhú yè shí gāo tāng (Lophatherus and Gypsum Decoction) zǐ xuě dān (Purple Snow Special Pill)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Gypsum

Botanical: Crystalline Gypsum

Japanese: sekkō

Korean: seokgo

Common: gypsum

Temperature: Very Cold

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