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formula
Shi Gao Tang
chinese formulae

definition

• Shi Gao Tang = Gypsum Decoction
sources: Bensky and Barolet, p. 61.
signs and symptoms: Fever and chills without sweating, headache, irritability, red face and eyes, thirst, insomnia, nosebleeds, skin blotches.
tongue and pulse: Rapid, slippery or rapid, flooding pulse.
indications: Wind Cold with Interior Heat. With the appropriate presentation, this formula may be used in treating conditions conventionally diagnosed as acute infections, abscesses, erysipelas, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, appendicitis, and acute pelvic inflammatory disease.
cautions and contraindications:
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 9 grams: ephedra (ma huang), prepared soybean (dan dou chi).
» 6 grams: gypsum (shi gao), coptis (huang lian), scute (huang qin), phellodendron (huang bai), gardenia (zhi zi).


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