Herb Listings
Han Shui Shi / Gypsum, Red | |||
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Taste: Acrid, Salty • Temperature: Cold • Category: Clear Heat • Sub Category: Drain Fire | |||
Dosage9-30g |
Actions1. Drains fire & expels summerheat: for high fever, irritability, thirst, & a yellow tongue coating assocaited with summerheat warm -febrile disease.2. Used for burns & sores: applied topically for burns & such problems as sore throat & oral ulcers. |
MeridiansHeart, Stomach, Kidney |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of cold from deficiency of the Spleen or Stomach. |