Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | セッコウ |
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| Formal name | 石膏 | |
| Japanese name | せっこう, Sekkō | |
| Vernacular name | Shigao | |
| Latin name | Gypsum Fibrosum (JP), (CP) | |
| English name | Gypsum (JP), (CP) | |
| Original plant name | 含水硫酸カルシウム（軟）CaSO4・2H2O，無水硫酸カルシウム（硬），CaSO4・1/2 H2O（焼石膏） | |
| Used part | Classification | Mineral origin | Sub classification | mineral |
| Collection information | Japan, Osaka Pref. , Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd. | |
| Collection date | 2007/5/15 | |
| Collector | Katsuko Komatsu | |
| TMPW No. | 25466 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Common name | 石膏（焼石膏）, Shigao (Shao Shigao), Gypsum Fibrosum (JP18, CP2020) (Gypsum Fibrosum Preparatum), Gypsum (JP18, CP2020) | |||||
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| Original plant name | 含水硫酸カルシウム（軟）CaSO4・2H2O，無水硫酸カルシウム（硬）, CaSO4・1/2 H2O（焼石膏） / Natural hydrous calcium sulfate, (Sekkō) | |||||
| Used part | mineral | |||||
| Quality for selection | Good Shigao is white or translucent, lustrous and the texture is soft. (TN) | |||||
| Official compendium | JP XVIII, CP (2020 ed.) | |||||
| Clinical application | It is an antipyretic against inflamed disease, antidipsetic and antitussive. It is applied to treat vexation, thirst, asthma and stomachache. | |||||
| Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Drugs for reducing intense internal heat | ||||
| Beneficial effect | [Property and Flavor] Highly cold; sweet and pungent. [Meridian Tropism] Lung and stomach meridians. [Actions] To clear heat and purge fire, relieve vexation and quench thirst. [Indications] Exogenous febrile disease, high fever with vexation and thirst, panting and cough caused by lungheat, exuberant stomach fire, headache, toothache. | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Others (*C1): CaSO4・2H2O，粘土，砂，有機物，硫化物，Fe++, Mg++ | |||||
| Pharmacological effect | Quenching thirst, antipyretic. suppression of intestinal movement. diuresis. | |||||
| Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") |  ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
| Disease | High fever, Thirst, Feeling of pressure in the chest, Rapid breathing, Cough, Headache, Toothache, Swelling and pain of the root of tooth, Stomatitis | |||||
| Formulation | Gokoto, Shin'iseihaito, Chotosan, Byakkokakeishito, Byakkokaninjinto, Bofutsushosan, Makyokansekito, Eppito, Eppikajutsuto, Eppikahangeto, Keishinieppiichito, Keishinieppiittokaryojutsubu, Kobokumaoto, Saikatsugekito, Shofusan, Senkanmeimokuto, Zosonmokuboito, Zokumeito, Daiseiryuto, Chikuyosekkoto, Mokuboito, Kanrendaiokasekkoto, Shosaikotokakikyosekko, Fuinto | |||||
| References | JP18: The 18th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia. CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi. C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. II, pp 363-364. | |||||
| Remarks | Burnt gypsum (CaSO4・1/2 H2O) is used as a plaster cast for fixing or supporting body parts and applied for fracture, bone dislocation and other deformation of bones. It is also used for making denture mold. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2021/09/27 | |||||
