Shi Gao - Lab Tested, 1lb

SKU	NHB292
Brand	NuHerbs
Unit Size	1 pound
Dosage	16-60 grams in decoction - Bensky
Potency	1:1
Taste	Sweet, acrid - Bensky
Properties	Very Cold - Bensky
Contraindications	Contraindicated in cases of cold from deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach, or fever from yin deficiency - Benksy
Chinese Symptomology	High fever without chills, irritability, intense thirst, profuse sweating; Cough and wheezing with fever and thick, viscous sputum; headache, toothache or swollen and painful gums due to Stomach fire; eczema, burns, and ulcerated sores - Bensky
Actions	Cools Lung and Stomach fire, while also dispersing to vent to the exterior and release the muscle layer. - Bensky
Pattern	Heat, fire, Lung heat, Stomach fire - Bensky
Channels Entered	Lung, Stomach - Bensky
Tongue	Red tongue with yellow coating - Bensky
Pulse	Flooding, big pulse - Bensky
Recommendations	Product will ship FedEx Ground, even if Expedited is selected. Call for expedited shipping rates.
Chinese name	shi gao
English name	Gypsum fibrosum

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Description	Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed. Clears heat and drains fire: for high fever without chills, irritability, intense thirst, profuse sweating, a flooding, big pulse, and red tongue with yellow coating. This condition is one of excess in the qi level of the four levels of disease, or the yang brightness channel stage of the six stages of disease.* Clears heat from excess from the Lungs: for cough and wheezing with fever and thick, viscous sputum.* Clears blazing Stomach fire: for headache, toothache, or swollen and painful gums due to Stomach fire.* For eczema, burns, and ulcerated sores: usually applied topically in powdered form after being calcined and mixed with other herbs. May also be taken internally for these conditions.*
Ingredients	Shi Gao- Gypsum Fibrosum