Gypsum

石膏shí gāoShigao

Gypsum · Mineral

Gypsum
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3
Indications
4
With studies in people

Cautions

Topical use generally safe; internal use should be supervised; may cause digestive upset; caution with kidney disorders.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Gypsum for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Fever SyndromeHeat SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Gypsum does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit Respiratory

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Gypsum and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.