| Pin-yin: |
shi gao tang |
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| English name: |
Gypsum Decoction |
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| Component: |
Gypsum(shi gao), Radix Scutellariae(huang qin), Rhizoma Coptidis(huang lian), Cortex Rhellodendri(huang bai), Herba Ephedrae(ma huang), Semen Sojae Praeparata(dan dou chi), Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis(zhi zi) |
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| Function: |
Clears heat, relieves toxicity, induces sweat, and releases the exterior. |
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| Clinic Usage: |
This formula treats injury from cold in which heat blazes in the interior while the exterior condition still lingers. Symptoms include strong fever but without sweating, a sensation of heaviness and tightness, dry nasal passages, thirst, irritability and insomnia, loss of consciousness, delirium, a rapid, uneven pulse and/or skin blotches. |
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