xiong zhi shi gao tang 芎芷石膏湯
Source: Golden Mirror of Medicine《醫宗金鑒》
chuan xiong | Sichuan lovage | Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong |
bai zhi | Dahurian angelica root | Radix Angelicae Dauhuicae |
shi gao | gypsum | Gypsum Fibrosum |
gao ben | Jehol ligustium rhizome | Rhizoma Ligustici |
ju hua | chrysanthemum | Flos Chrysanthemi |
qiang huo | notopterygium root | Notopterygium incisum |
Indications: headaches with distending sensation, or even like the head is splitting. There are also fever, aversion to wind-blowing, a flushed face, bloodshot eyes, thirst, hard stools or constipation, yellowish urine, a red tongue with yellowish coating, a floating and rapid pulse.