Ingredient: Gypsum (shi gao) (Calcium sulfate).
| Mandarin: 石膏 Pin-Yin: Shi Gao English: Gypsum Korean: 승마 Romaji: Sekko Kanji: 石膏 Kampo: No |
Pharmaceutical Name:
- Gypsum fibrosum
Sources:
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (Bensky et al.)
Properties:
- Sweet, acrid, very cold
Channels Entered:
- Lung, stomach
Herb Actions:
- Clears heat and drains fire
- Clears heat from excess from the lungs
- Clears stomach fire
Contraindications:
- Not recommended for those with a cold from deficiency of the spleen and stomach
- Not recommended for those with a fever from yin deficiency
Commonly Found In:
- Dang Gui & Arctium Formula, Magnolia Flower & Gypsum Formula, Eriobotrya & Ophiopogon Formula, Gypsum Combination, Bupleurum & Pueraria Combination