A stomach heat syndrome is common in the onset stage of various diseases such as diabetes and other metabolic diseases, oral in fl ammation, acute gastritis, peptic ulcer, upper gastrointestinal bleeding and so on.Academician Tong Xiaolin often combines gypsum, common anemarrhena rhizome and Sichuan golden thread to treat the syndrome in his clinical practice. Gypsum combined with common anemarrhena rhizome can clear heat without damaging yin and fl uid, while golden thread is especially good for clearing the stagnated heat in the middle jiao. The usual dosage of gypsum in the prescription is 15-30 g, common anemarrhena rhizome is 15-45 g, and Sichun golden thread is 9-30 g. If stomach heat hurts yin, ginseng can be added to bene fi t qi for promoting the production of fl uid. If the body fl uid is severely injured, dendrobium, dwarf lilyturf tuber, fragrant solomonseal rhizome and adenophora can be added. In its clinical application, the prescription should be stopped as soon as the syndrome is cured and should not be taken for a long time.