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清热药 · Heat-clearing

Gypsum shí gāo · 石膏

Gypsum fibrosum

Nature and flavour. Pungent and sweet, strongly cold; Lung and Stomach systems.

A mineral, classically described as the material used for marked heat with thirst; in modern life it is also the source of the calcium sulfate used in casting.

性味归经。辛、甘,大寒;归肺、胃经。

属矿物药,传统用于高热烦渴;在现代生活中它也是石膏绷带所用硫酸钙的来源。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. As a mineral it is poorly absorbed, but the classical description is strongly cold, and it is described as unsuitable where there is deficiency cold.

作为矿物药人体吸收有限,但传统认为药性大寒,虚寒者不宜。

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