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.
