Name
Han Shui Shi (Gypsum Rubrum)
The Effect of 寒水石
Property
Pungent, salty, cold; heart, stomach and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and reduce pathogenic fire, resolve swelling.
Indications
Edema, diarrhea, vomiting, erysipelas, scald, gingival hemorrhage, urodialysis, polydipsia, pyreticosis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g, or made into pill or powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying.
Cations
It is contraindicated in case of insufficiency-cold in spleen and stomach.
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