LU, ST (15-60g)
Shi Gao the wandering gypsy loved to sit by the fire in the summer and eat peppers while smoking tobacco which eventually gave her sores and 4 greats (great thirst, great pulse, great fever, and great sweating).
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Explanation of Key Words in this story... |
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| sit by the fire in the summer | Clears heat; drains fire |
| eat peppers | ST heat (toothache, red gums, acid reflux, excessive vomit / appetite) |
| smoking tobacco | Clears LU heat |
| sores | heals sores; generates flesh |
| 4 greats | 4 greats = early qi stage = yangming stage |
Shi Gao Actions and Indications
- Clears heat, drains fire (qi level or yangming meridian heat unlike other heat clearing herbs shi gao generates body fluids, red tongue with yellow coat, interior heat without chills, irritability; indicated for 4 greats / 4 bigs: thirst, sweat, pulse, fever)
- Clears Excess heat from LU (relieve dyspnea or cough and wheeze w/ thick yellow sputum; fever)
- Clears blazing ST fire (stomach channel heat; headache, toothache, ulcers, red, swollen, painful gums, canker sores; acid reflux, excessive appetite or vomiting due to ST heat; xiao ke)
- Heals sores; generates flesh (non-healing ulcers, sores, burns, eczema: used topically to promote healing of sores by reducing swelling and bleeding)
- (cc: weak ST or minute pulse)
- (cc: yang deficiency or heat from yin deficiency)
- (cooking: crush and cook 20-30 minutes first)
- Alternate Forms:
- duan - used topically
- sheng - used internally
- Special Notes:
- Fire in specific organs can be addressed with the following herbs: LU fire (Huang Qi and Sang Bai Pi), HT fire (Huang Lian), ST fire (Shi Gao), LV fire (Zhi Zi), KD fire (Zhi Mu)
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