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Long Dan Xie Gan Tang (Gentiana Longdancao Decoction to Drain the Liver)

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

Gentiana Longdancao Decoction to Drain the Liver

Category
Formulas that Clear Heat
Subcategory
Formulas that Clear Heat from the Organs
Ingredients
10 herbs
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Actions

  • Drains excess heat/fire from the Liver and Gallbladder
  • Drains Damp and clears Heat from the lower burner.

Indications

  • Liver and Gallbladder Fire: Headache, tinnitus, bitter taste in the mouth, irritability and short temper, hypochondriac pain, red painful eyes, dizziness, deafness, and swelling of the ears
  • Damp Heat in the Lower Jiao: Difficult urination with pain and heat sensation in the Urethra, turbid urine, foul smelling thick yellow leukorrhea, swollen and pruritus of the external genitalia, impotence, short menstrual cycle with dark flow.

Western Uses:

  • Migraine Headaches
  • Intercostal Neuralgia
  • Gallstones
  • Acute Conjunctivitis
  • Acute Otitis Media
  • Boils and Carbuncles of the Vestibular and External Auditory Canal
  • Hypertension
  • Acute Icteric Hepatitis
  • Acute Cholecystitis
  • Herpes Zoster
  • Herpes Simplex
  • Acute Pyelitis
  • Acute Cystitis
  • Urethritis
  • Acute Pelvic Inflammation
  • Acute Prostatitis
  • Scrotal Eczema
  • Swollen Testes
  • Hyperthyroidism

Ingredients

10 substances in Long Dan Xie Gan Tang — each links to its full herb monograph.

Chai HuChai Hu3-9 gCool, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorChe Qian ZiChe Qian Zi9-15 gRegulate Water and Drain DampnessChuan Mu TongChuan Mu Tong3-6 gRegulate Water and Drain DampnessDang GuiDang Gui6-12 gTonify BloodGan CaoGan Cao3-6 gTonify QiHuang QinHuang Qin6-12 gClear Heat and Dry DampnessLong Dan CaoLong Dan Cao3-9 gClear Heat and Dry DampnessSheng Di HuangSheng Di Huang9-15 gCool the BloodZe XieZe Xie6-12 gRegulate Water and Drain DampnessZhi ZiZhi Zi6-12 gDrain Fire

Preparation & dosage

Decoction. Long Dan Cao, Zhi Zi, and Sheng Di Huang are usually wine fried to aid in dispersing as well as draining.

Safety — read before use

Do not use in cases of Stomach or Spleen Qi deficiency

  • Do not use in cases with fluid deficiency.
  • Do not use long term.

    • Originally Appeared In:

    • Analytic Collection of Medicinal Formulas (Yi Fang Ji Jie)

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